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May 08, 2025
Nestle Eyes Potential $5B Water Unit Sale, And Other Reports
Nestle is planning to break off a piece of its business to focus, fittingly, on top-performing brands like Kit Kat and Nescafe, as it weighs a potential sale of its sparkling water-led unit at a $5.6 billion value, according to a Reuters report Thursday.
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May 08, 2025
Seyfarth Appoints Two Corporate Practice Leaders
Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced on Thursday the appointment of Steven Richman as chair of the firm's institutional investor practice and Aaron Gillett as vice chair of its mergers and acquisitions practice.
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May 08, 2025
Mercer Advisors Nabs Tufton Capital, Adding $3B In Assets
Mercer Global Advisors on Thursday revealed plans to acquire Tufton Capital Management LLC, guided by Nemphos Braue LLC, and to create a combined business with roughly $3 billion in client assets in the Washington D.C. market.
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May 08, 2025
Simpson Thacher-Led Corsair Closes $600M Fund
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP-advised Corsair Capital on Thursday announced it had closed its inaugural multi-asset continuation vehicle and secondary fund with a combined $600 million in tow.
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May 08, 2025
Coinbase Buying Crypto Options Firm Deribit For $2.9B
Coinbase said Thursday it has agreed to acquire crypto options exchange Deribit in a $2.9 billion cash-and-stock deal, bolstering its derivatives business and positioning it as the top global platform for crypto options and futures trading.
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May 08, 2025
EU Moves To Revamp 20-Year-Old Merger Control Rules
The European Commission called on Thursday for responses to plans to overhaul its 20-year-old merger control rules as it seeks to give weight to innovation, sustainability and security needs when it assesses deals taking place between competitors in the bloc.
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May 08, 2025
Latham, Wilson Sonsini Guide $800M Tripledot Gaming Deal
British game developer Tripledot Studios said Thursday it has inked a deal to acquire Palo Alto, California-based AppLovin's portfolio of mobile games studios for $800 million, with Latham & Watkins LLP advising Tripledot and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC guiding AppLovin.
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May 08, 2025
Biotech Co. Accelerate Diagnostics Hits Ch. 11 With Sale Plan
Medical technology company Accelerate Diagnostics Inc. filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware bankruptcy court Thursday with $90.2 million of debt and a plan to sell the business to lender Indaba Capital Management for $36.9 million.
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May 08, 2025
Latham-Led TA Associates Bids £570M For UK Tech Biz
TA Associates said Thursday that it has agreed to acquire British tech businesses FD Technologies PLC for approximately £570 million ($756 million) in a cash offer to give the U.S. private equity company access to an "industry-leading database and analytics engine."
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May 07, 2025
Senate Backs Bid To Scrap Biden-Era OCC Bank Merger Rule
Senators voted Wednesday to repeal the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's Biden-era revamp of its bank merger review standards, advancing an effort to undo a rule that banks criticized as creating more complication and uncertainty for their deals.
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May 07, 2025
Sidley-Led Insurer Aspen Leads 2 IPOs Raising $508M Total
Private equity-backed specialty insurer Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., represented by Sidley Austin LLP, on Wednesday raised $397.5 million after pricing an upsized initial public offering, leading one of two insurance listings that netted $507.5 million combined as more companies tiptoe back into the IPO market.
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May 07, 2025
$525M Nuke Services Deal Faces Canada Competition Probe
Canada's competition regulator said Wednesday it has obtained court orders to get information from several companies as part of its investigation of nuclear technology firm BWX Technologies Inc.'s proposed $525 million acquisition of nuclear engineering company Kinetrics Inc.
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May 07, 2025
Tupperware's Post-Sale Ch. 11 Plan Approved
The Chapter 11 plan of liquidation of food storage container company Tupperware Brands Corp. received court approval Wednesday in Delaware without any opposition, marking a complete turnaround from the turmoil at the outset of the case.
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May 07, 2025
Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
The Federal Communications Commission heard from advocates dozens of times throughout April about their concerns, from T-Mobile's planned takeover of UScellular's wireless operations to Native American tribes' needs for licensed spectrum, phone "unlocking" mandates to spur competition, satellite power limits and more.
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May 07, 2025
Shionogi To Acquire Torii Pharma Through $1.1B Tender Offer
Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi & Co. plans to acquire Torii Pharmaceutical Co. through a tender offer that values the Tokyo-listed drugmaker at approximately 156 billion Japanese yen (nearly $1.1 billion), Shionogi said in a Wednesday announcement.
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May 07, 2025
McMahon's Misconduct Docs Sought In WWE Merger Suit
Shareholders seeking damages from World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.'s disputed $21.4 billion merger with Ultimate Fighting Championship have urged a Delaware vice chancellor to force WWE's former CEO, Vince McMahon, to hand over documents regarding his alleged sexual misconduct and hush money payments, arguing they are central to the suit.
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May 07, 2025
Nordstrom's Investor Can't Block Vote On Go-Private Deal
A Washington federal judge said he won't block a shareholder vote on Nordstrom's proposed $6.25 billion deal to go private, issuing a sealed order on Tuesday denying a preliminary injunction bid in a proposed investor class action.
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May 07, 2025
AI-Focused SPAC Raises $125M As Blank-Check Filings Surge
Dune Acquisition Corp. II, a special purpose acquisition company targeting artificial intelligence and various technologies, began trading Wednesday after raising $125 million, the latest SPAC to join the market as three more such vehicles filed IPOs in recent days.
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May 07, 2025
Performance Equity Clinches 5th Fund With $383M Committed
Greenwich, Connecticut-based private equity shop Performance Equity Management LLC on Wednesday revealed that it clinched its fifth co-investment fund with $383 million in tow.
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May 07, 2025
Top Regional Atty At Binance Joins Steptoe White Collar Team
The former legal leader for Binance's Americas region, who also has been in-house with Vimeo and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has transitioned into private practice at Steptoe LLP, the firm said Wednesday, as policymakers work to set rules of the road for cryptocurrency.
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May 07, 2025
Orrick Hires Boston Duo For Life Sciences Practice
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has added a pair of life sciences and tech company advisors from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC as Boston partners, the firm said Wednesday.
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May 07, 2025
Winston & Strawn M&A Partner Joins King & Spalding In NY
King & Spalding LLP has added a former Winston & Strawn LLP mergers and acquisitions partner to its corporate practice group in New York, the firm said.
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May 07, 2025
Geely Lobs Offer To Take Chinese EV Maker Zeekr Private
Chinese carmaker Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. on Wednesday announced it has submitted a non-binding proposal to take Chinese electric-vehicle maker Zeekr private by acquiring the remaining shares it does not already own.
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May 07, 2025
Masimo Unloads Embattled Audio Unit In $350M Sale
Samsung Electronics subsidiary Harman International has agreed to acquire Masimo Corp.'s consumer audio division, Sound United, for $350 million in cash, with Masimo taking a financial hit on the business it acquired three years ago for about $1 billion.
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May 07, 2025
9th Circ. Affirms FTC Loss In Microsoft-Activision Case
The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday affirmed a lower court's ruling in a Federal Trade Commission case that refused to block Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of game developer Activision Blizzard Inc.
Expert Analysis
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How White Collar Defense Attys Can Use Summary Witnesses
Few criminal defense attorneys have successfully utilized summary witnesses in the past, but several recent success stories show that it can be a worthwhile trial tactic to help juries understand the complex decision-making at issue, says Jonathan Porter at Husch Blackwell.
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Opinion
6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A Law School
Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner identifies several key issues plaguing law schools and discusses potential solutions, such as opting out of the rankings game and mandating courses in basic writing skills.
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Predictions For Trump Antitrust Enforcement Of Life Sciences
Key life sciences antitrust issues of the past two administrations may indicate the direction of enforcement during President-elect Donald Trump's second term, including in areas such as drug prices, killer acquisitions and merger remedies, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.
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Firms Still Have The Edge In Lateral Hiring, But Buyer Beware
Partner mobility data suggests that the third quarter of this year continued to be a buyer’s market, with the average candidate demanding less compensation for a larger book of business — but moving into the fourth quarter, firms should slow down their hiring process to minimize risks, say officers at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.
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Preparing For The New Restrictions On Investment Into China
In light of a new regulatory program governing U.S. investments in China-related technology companies of national security concern, investors should keep several considerations in mind, including the rules' effect on existing and new investments, compliance hurdles, and penalties for noncompliance ahead of the rules' January implementation, say attorneys at Gunderson Dettmer.
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Lights, Camera, Real Estate: Preparing For Film Facility M&A
As the entertainment industry struggles to recover from multiple strikes and a decline in production, certain aspects of selling or acquiring production facilities may become important to consider, as these assets are valued very differently from typical commercial real estate properties, say attorneys at Olshan Frome.
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Think Like A Lawyer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out
In contrast to some cases that appear complex due to voluminous evidence or esoteric subject matter, a different kind of complexity involves tangled legal and factual questions, each with a range of possible outcomes, which require a “sliding scale” approach instead of syllogistic reasoning, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Back To The Future? Antitrust Enforcement Under Trump 2.0
While the transition to the second Trump administration's antitrust policy should be accompanied by less uncertainty, we're unlikely to get a full sense of the true focus and tenor of competition enforcement under Trump 2.0 before late next year, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
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Think Like A Lawyer: Note 3 Simple Types Of Legal Complexity
Cases can appear complex for several reasons — due to the number of issues, the volume of factual and evidentiary sources, and the sophistication of those sources — but the same basic technique can help lawyers tame their arguments into a simple and persuasive message, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Antitrust in Retail: Handbag Ruling Won't Go Out Of Fashion
Although a New York federal court’s recent decision to enjoin a proposed $8.5 billion merger between the owners of Michael Kors and Coach applied noncontroversial antitrust interpretations, several notable aspects of the opinion stand out as likely candidates for further discussion in future merger litigation, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
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Series
Gardening Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Beyond its practical and therapeutic benefits, gardening has bolstered important attributes that also apply to my litigation practice, including persistence, patience, grit and authenticity, says Christopher Viceconte at Gibbons.
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Takeaways From DOJ's Intervention On Pricing Algorithm Use
A recent U.S. Justice Department amicus brief arguing that a Nevada federal judge wrongly focused on the nonbinding aspect of software company Cendyn Group's pricing algorithm underscores the growing challenge of determining when, if ever, pricing algorithms are legal, say attorneys at Rule Garza.
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Equitable Mootness Insights From Greenlit Ch. 11 Plan Appeal
A Texas federal court recently allowed a challenge to ConvergeOne's Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan to proceed because it wouldn't disrupt the IT company's confirmed plan or harm creditors, reinforcing the importance of judicial restraint in applying equitable mootness where limited relief is possible, say attorneys at Parkins & Rubio.
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Litigation Inspiration: Reframing Document Review
For attorneys — new ones especially — there is much fulfillment to find in document review by reflecting on how important, interesting and pleasant it can be, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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Expect More State Scrutiny Of PE In Healthcare M&A
While a California bill that called for increased antitrust scrutiny of many healthcare private equity transactions was recently vetoed by the governor, state legislatures are likely to continue introducing similar laws, particularly if the Trump administration eases federal enforcement, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.