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Mergers & Acquisitions

  • July 30, 2025

    Fenwick, Latham Lead Web Software Giant Figma's $1.2B IPO

    Web-design software maker Figma Inc. on Wednesday priced a $1.2 billion initial public offering above its upwardly revised price range, guided by Fenwick & West LLP and underwriters counsel Latham & Watkins LLP.

  • July 30, 2025

    Honest Co.'s $27.5M Investor Deal Gets Final OK

    An investor class action against The Honest Co. Inc., the "clean lifestyle" brand founded by actress Jessica Alba, has gotten a final nod for a $27.5 million deal to end claims that the company did not disclose certain negative business trends ahead of its 2021 initial public offering.

  • July 30, 2025

    Iowa Slams Schwab's 'Amorphous' Antitrust Compliance Deal

    The state of Iowa is among a slew of objectors to a settlement calling for Charles Schwab Corp. to implement an antitrust compliance program to resolve an investor class action stemming from its merger with TD Ameritrade, arguing the deal is unfair and completely fails to remedy the investors' harm.

  • July 30, 2025

    GTCR Denied Rival's Old Sales Prospects Data In FTC Case

    An Illinois federal judge refused Tuesday to force a rival medical device coatings company to cough up old sales projections data so private equity firm GTCR BC Holdings can defend against a Federal Trade Commission challenge to its $627 million purchase of Surmodics.

  • July 30, 2025

    Davis Polk, King & Spalding Build $2.35B AccuLynx Sale

    Data analytics and technology company Verisk, advised by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, on Wednesday announced plans to acquire software-as-a-service company AccuLynx, led by King & Spalding LLP, in a $2.35 billion cash deal.

  • July 30, 2025

    4 Firms Steer Palo Alto Networks' $25B CyberArk Buy

    Cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks revealed plans Wednesday to acquire identity security company CyberArk in a cash-and-stock megadeal valued at $25 billion and built by four law firms.

  • July 30, 2025

    AI, Crypto Securities Class Actions On The Rise, Report Says

    The filing of new securities class actions has remained steady during the first half of 2025, but investor suits related to artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency are on pace to increase, according to a Cornerstone Research report released Wednesday, signaling the recent rapid growth of both industries.

  • July 30, 2025

    Sullivan & Cromwell-Led Evercore Pays £146M For UK Adviser

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP-led Evercore Inc. said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire the U.K.-based boutique corporate adviser Robey Warshaw LLP, advised by Freshfields LLP, for £146 million ($195 million) as the U.S. global investment banking giant moves to expand into the London mergers and acquisitions market.

  • July 30, 2025

    Finance Biz Eyes £490M Acquisition Of UK Lender IPF

    British credit provider International Personal Finance said Wednesday that it is in talks to be bought by U.S. specialist finance group BasePoint Capital in a proposed £490 million ($656 million) cash deal.

  • July 30, 2025

    WilmerHale Taps Life Science Pro To Chair Transactions Dept.

    WilmerHale announced Wednesday that the former Latham & Watkins LLP attorney it hired last year to co-chair its life sciences practice is taking over as the chair of its transactional department.

  • July 29, 2025

    Hedge Fund Nets $54M In S. Korea Samsung Merger Fight

    South Korea has paid nearly $54 million owed under an arbitral award issued to a U.S. hedge fund in a dispute over a government bribery scandal that allegedly underpinned the $8 billion merger of two Samsung affiliates in 2015, Seoul said on Tuesday.

  • July 29, 2025

    Chancellor Partly Reverses Toss Of Pioneer Merger Doc Suit

    A Pioneer Natural Resources stockholder has won a battle but lost the war in a Delaware Court of Chancery review of a senior magistrate's denial of expanded access to books and records on Pioneer's $59.5 billion May 2024 merger with Exxon-Mobil.

  • July 29, 2025

    DOJ Drops Challenge Of Amex GBT's $570M Deal For CWT

    The U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday that enforcers have agreed to drop their case challenging American Express Global Business Travel Inc.'s planned $570 million purchase of corporate travel management rival CWT Holdings LLC.

  • July 29, 2025

    Bit Digital's AI Infrastructure Subsidiary Eyes $125M IPO

    Artificial intelligence infrastructure company WhiteFiber Inc. on Tuesday unveiled plans to spin off from its parent company Bit Digital by way of an initial public offering, with plans to raise an estimated $125 million in an offering built by four law firms.

  • July 29, 2025

    Latham Steers PE-Backed Eco Material On $2.1B Cement Deal

    Building materials supplier CRH announced Tuesday it will acquire Eco Material Technologies for $2.1 billion in cash, deepening its presence in North America's fast-growing market for lower-carbon cement alternatives.

  • July 29, 2025

    DOJ's Top Antitrust Deputy, Merger Chief Both Fired

    The U.S. Department of Justice has ousted two of its top Antitrust Division officials, citing insubordination amid growing signs of tension between merger enforcers and the wider Trump administration.

  • July 29, 2025

    4th Circ. Rejects BofA's Claim Of Tax Offsets After Mergers

    Bank of America cannot use its tax overpayments to offset interest on tax underpayments by Merrill Lynch just because the two companies later merged, the Fourth Circuit affirmed Tuesday in a $163 million case that affects more than 20 years' worth of tax adjustments.

  • July 29, 2025

    5 Firms Lead $2.48B Sale Of Piedmont Natural Gas' Tenn. Biz

    Duke Energy on Tuesday announced plans to sell its Piedmont Natural Gas Tennessee local distribution business to natural gas company Spire Inc. in a $2.48 billion all-cash deal that was built by five law firms.

  • July 29, 2025

    4 Firms Drive $250B Norfolk, Union Pacific Mega Deal

    Union Pacific Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. on Tuesday announced plans to combine in a megamerger that will create the country's first transcontinental railroad boasting a combined enterprise value of approximately $250 billion, but which will also likely draw antitrust scrutiny.

  • July 29, 2025

    Baker Hughes Inks $13.6B Chart Buy, Topping Flowserve Deal

    Energy technology firm Baker Hughes said on Tuesday it will acquire natural gas equipment maker Chart Industries in a $13.6 billion all-cash transaction, superseding a previously announced all-stock megamerger between Chart and Flowserve Corp.

  • July 29, 2025

    Shareholders Of Just Eat Get More Time To Accept €4.1B Offer

    Dutch investment group Prosus said Tuesday that it has given the shareholders of Just Eat Takeaway more time to accept its €4.1 billion ($4.7 billion) take-private deal as it waits for the European Commission to clear its antitrust concerns.

  • July 28, 2025

    UpHealth Moves To Toss Glocal Ch. 11 Dispute

    Bankrupt medical tech company UpHealth is urging a Delaware bankruptcy judge to nix a $200 million adversary proceeding launched by Glocal Healthcare in a bitter feud over an ill-fated merger, accusing the Indian digital healthcare services platform of bad faith through a pattern of delay and obfuscation.

  • July 28, 2025

    SEC Pushes $630K Penalty Against Atty In Stock Fraud Suit

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission renewed its motion Monday for a more than $630,000 civil penalty and final judgment against securities attorney Henry Sargent, after years of litigation in Massachusetts federal court alleging he orchestrated a sham merger, saying Sargent "has never recognized the wrongfulness of his conduct."

  • July 28, 2025

    Newly Public Crypto Platform Tron Files Plans To Raise $1B

    Crypto platform Tron on Monday filed plans with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to raise $1 billion over time, making preliminary plans for future capital raises following its public listing on Nasdaq through a reverse merger.

  • July 28, 2025

    Berlusconi's MFE Boosts ProSieben Takeover Bid To $2.4B

    MFE-MediaForEurope said Monday it is raising its offer for ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, valuing the German broadcaster at roughly €2.01 billion ($2.4 billion) as the Berlusconi family-backed media group seeks to expand its European media footprint.

Expert Analysis

  • How Trump Administration's Antitrust Agenda Is Playing Out

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    Under the current antitrust agency leadership, the latest course in merger enforcement, regulatory approach and key sectors shows a marked shift from Biden-era practices and includes a return to remedies and the commitment to remain focused on the bounds of U.S. law, say attorneys at Wilson Sonsini.

  • Attacks On Judicial Independence Tend To Manifest In 3 Ways

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    Attacks on judicial independence now run the gamut from gross (bald-faced interference) to systemic (structural changes) to insidious (efforts to undermine public trust), so lawyers, judges and the public must recognize the fateful moment in which we live and defend the rule of law every day, says Jim Moliterno at Washington and Lee University.

  • A Look At Texas Corp. Law Changes Aimed At Dethroning Del.

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    Seeking to displace Delaware as the preferred locale for incorporation, Texas recently significantly amended its business code, including changes like codifying the business judgment rule, restricting books and records demands, and giving greater protections for officers and directors in interested transactions, say attorneys at Fenwick.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Appreciating Civil Procedure

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    If you’re like me, law school’s often complex and theoretical approach to teaching civil procedure may have contributed to an early struggle with the topic, but when seen from a practical perspective, new lawyers may find they enjoy mastering these rules, says Chloe Villagomez at Foster Garvey.

  • Calif. Bar Exam Fiasco Shows Why Attys Must Disclose AI Use

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    The recent revelation that a handful of questions from the controversial California bar exam administered in February were drafted using generative artificial intelligence demonstrates the continued importance of disclosure for attorneys who use AI tools, say attorneys at Troutman.

  • The State Of Play For Bank Merger Act Applications

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    Both the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's recent reversal of changes to its bank merger policies and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s rescission of its 2024 statement may be relevant for all banks considering a transaction, as responsibility for review depends on the identity of the parties and the transaction structure, say attorneys at Davis Polk.

  • Del. Corporate Law Rework May Not Stem M&A Challenges

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    While Delaware's S.B. 21 introduced significant changes regarding controllers and conflicted transactions by limiting what counts as a controlling stake and improving safe harbors, which would seem to narrow the opportunities to challenge a transaction as conflicted, plaintiffs bringing shareholder derivative claims may merely become more resourceful in asserting them, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Synopsys-Ansys Merger Augurs FTC's Return To Remedies

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    The Federal Trade Commission's recent approval of $35 billion merger between Synopsys and Ansys, subject to the divestiture of certain assets, signals a renewed preference for settlements over litigation, if the former can preserve competition and a robust structural remedy is available, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • In 2nd Place, Va. 'Rocket Docket' Remains Old Reliable

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    The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia was again one of the fastest civil trial courts in the nation last year, and an interview with the court’s newest judge provides insights into why it continues to soar, says Robert Tata at Hunton.

  • Operating Via Bank Charter Offers Perks Amid Industry Shift

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    As bank regulators become more receptive to streamlining barriers that have historically stood in the way of de novo bank formation, and as fintechs show more interest in chartering, attorneys at Goodwin outline the types of charters available and their benefits.

  • How Attorneys Can Become Change Agents For Racial Equity

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    As the administration targets diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and law firms consider pulling back from their programs, lawyers who care about racial equity and justice can employ four strategies to create microspaces of justice, which can then be parlayed into drivers of transformational change, says Susan Sturm at Columbia Law School.

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    Running Marathons Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    After almost five years of running marathons, I’ve learned that both the race itself and the training process sharpen skills that directly translate to the practice of law, including discipline, dedication, endurance, problem-solving and mental toughness, says Lauren Meadows at Swift Currie.

  • 5 Ways In-House Counsel Can Stay Ahead Of New HSR Rules

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    Now that the Trump administration’s new Hart-Scott-Rodino Act rules have been in effect for several months, in-house counsel should consider several practice pointers that can help spearhead management of M&A-related antitrust risk, say attorneys at Squire Patton.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Supporting A Trial Team

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    While students often practice as lead trial attorneys in law school, such an opportunity likely won’t arise until a few years into practice, so junior associates should focus on honing skills that are essential to supporting a trial team, including organization, adaptability and humility, says Lucy Zelina at Tucker Ellis.

  • Recent Complex Global Deals Reveal Regulatory Trends

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    An analysis of six complex global deals that were completed or abandoned in the last year suggests that, while such deals continue to face significant and lengthy scrutiny across the U.S, U.K. and European Union, the path to closing may have eased slightly compared to recent years, say attorneys at Weil.

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