Law360: Mergers & Acquisitions /mergersacquisitions?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Mergers & Acquisitions Copyright 2025 ĂŰĚŇĘÓƵ. en-US Mon, 07 Jul 2025 11:48:04 +0000 Aussie Miner Accepts Revised $150M Bid From U.K. Rival /mergersacquisitions/articles/2361395?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2361395 U.K. miner Central Asia Metals said Monday that the board of Australian rival New World Resources Ltd. has accepted its sweetened bid of approximately 230 million Australian dollars ($150 million), ditching a competing offer from a Canadian private equity firm. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 07:39:26 +0000 Capgemini To Buy Tech Biz WNS For $3.3B In AI Expansion /mergersacquisitions/articles/2361406?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2361406 French consultancy Capgemini SE said Monday that it will buy technology outsourcing specialist WNS for $3.3 billion in cash to boost its artificial intelligence services. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 07:00:28 +0000 Paul Hastings Adds Antitrust Pro, DOJ Alum From Paul Weiss /mergersacquisitions/articles/2360440?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2360440 Paul Hastings LLP announced on Monday that it has hired a former Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP lawyer and U.S. Department of Justice alum known for his work on antitrust matters ranging from bet-the-company transactions to high-stakes litigation. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 06:01:19 +0000 Sidley, A&O Shearman Steer Athora's ÂŁ5.7B Pensions Biz Buy /mergersacquisitions/articles/2361240?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2361240 Retirement group Athora Holding Ltd. will buy U.K. buyout specialist Pension Insurance Corp. for ÂŁ5.7 billion ($7.8 billion) from an investment consortium, the companies have confirmed, a transaction that will create an insurance savings heavyweight in Europe. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 21:34:59 +0000 Tyson Settles Fight With Chicken Farmers Over Mo. Plant Sale /mergersacquisitions/articles/2361207?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2361207 Tyson Foods has settled its declaratory action against Skaggs Bros & Sons Farms LLC that sought an order finding its sale of a shuttered broiler chicken processing plant to Cal-Maine Foods Inc. last year didn't violate antitrust laws, according to a notice filed in Missouri federal court. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 21:23:18 +0000 NY Landlord Sues Walmart, Others In Del. Alleging Fraud /mergersacquisitions/articles/2361213?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2361213 A New York City landlord sued Walmart Inc. and the bankruptcy successor to Bonobos Inc. in Delaware's Court of Chancery late Thursday, asserting hundreds of million in claims and compensatory and punitive damages under both Delaware and New York law arising from an allegedly fraudulent transfer of a Fifth Avenue retailer's lease and obligations. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:32:00 +0000 Implant Co. Sues Zimmer Biomet In Del. Over Milestone Miss /mergersacquisitions/articles/2361140?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2361140 A securityholder representative for biomaterial implant developer Embody Inc. has accused Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. of buying Embody and then immediately undermining the new subsidiary's ability to hit product development milestones worth some $120 million, according to a recently unsealed complaint. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:25:30 +0000 CMA To Review Global Payments' $24.2B Worldpay Deal /mergersacquisitions/articles/2359811?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2359811 British competition officials said this week that they were beginning their initial evaluation of Global Payments Inc.'s plans, unveiled earlier this year, to purchase payments giant Worldpay from GTCR and FIS for $24.25 billion. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:30:14 +0000 Circuit-By-Circuit Recap: Justices Send Message To Outliers /mergersacquisitions/articles/2354744?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2354744 It was a tough term at the U.S. Supreme Court for two very different circuits — one solidly liberal, one solidly conservative — that had their rulings overturned in eye-popping numbers. But it was another impressive year for a relatively moderate circuit that appears increasingly simpatico with the high court. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:24:17 +0000 How Trump's Trade Policies Are Shaping Foreign Investment /mergersacquisitions/articles/2360419?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2360419 Five months into the Trump administration, investors are beginning to see the concrete effects of the president’s America First Investment Policy as it presents new opportunities for clearing transactions more quickly, while sustaining risk aversion related to Chinese trade and potentially creating different political risks, say attorneys at Covington. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:12:44 +0000 The Moments That Shaped The Universal Injunction Case /mergersacquisitions/articles/2360694?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2360694 The U.S. Supreme Court voted along ideological lines when it hindered the ability of federal district court judges to issue nationwide pauses on presidential policies, but that outcome didn't seem like a foregone conclusion during oral arguments earlier this year. What do the colloquies suggest about the justices' thinking? Here are some moments that may have swayed them. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:39:26 +0000 Thoma Bravo Buying Restaurant Platform Olo In $2B Deal /mergersacquisitions/articles/2360915?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2360915 Software-focused private equity firm Thoma Bravo has agreed to purchase New York-based Olo Inc., a software-as-a-service platform for restaurants, in an all-cash transaction that gives Olo an approximately $2 billion equity value, the companies said Thursday. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:27:28 +0000 Morgan Lewis Attorney Joins Holland & Knight's NY Team /mergersacquisitions/articles/2360753?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2360753 A Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP lawyer who split his time between the firm's New York and Moscow offices has joined Holland & Knight LLP in New York where he'll continue his practice focused on cross-border transactions and other corporate matters. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:02:36 +0000 My Opera And Baseball Careers Make Me A Better Lawyer /mergersacquisitions/articles/2332681?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2332681 Though participating in opera and the world of professional baseball often pulls me away from the office, my avocations improve my legal career by helping me perform under scrutiny, prioritize team success, and maintain joy and perspective at work, says Adam Unger at Herrick Feinstein. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:16:29 +0000 The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court /mergersacquisitions/articles/2360386?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2360386 The number of law firms juggling three or more arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court this past term nearly doubled from the number of firms that could make that claim last term. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:09:59 +0000 Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review /mergersacquisitions/articles/2360220?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2360220 The U.S. Supreme Court once again waited until the term's closing weeks — and even hours — to issue some of its most anticipated and divided decisions. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:42:05 +0000 Citgo, Castrol Field Billion-Dollar Bids, And More Deal Rumors /mergersacquisitions/articles/2360625?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2360625 Vitol submitted a more than $10 billion bid to buy the parent of Venezuela-owned U.S. refiner Citgo Petroleum, according to Wednesday reports, but subsequent news indicated that it might not be enough to beat out the competition. Castrol, which is BP's lubricant arm, is also running an auction process, with private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice reportedly emerging as one of the latest bidders.  Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:07:24 +0000 FTC Focus: Enforcers Study AI Innovation And Entrenchment /mergersacquisitions/articles/2359419?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2359419 The Federal Trade Commission and other regulators setting their sights on the burgeoning artificial intelligence ecosystem are considering how the government should approach innovation in tech markets that tend, almost inevitably, toward concentration, say attorneys at Proskauer. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:45:13 +0000 Capital Markets Upturn Sets Stage For Second-Half Rebound /mergersacquisitions/articles/2357095?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2357095 Deals attorneys are approaching the second half of 2025 increasingly confident that capital markets' activity will accelerate despite potential headwinds stemming from higher tariffs, interest rate uncertainties and geopolitical turmoil. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:29:37 +0000 Brookfield Business Partners Sells Stake To Evergreen Fund /mergersacquisitions/articles/2360886?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2360886 Brookfield Business Partners, the flagship listed vehicle of Brookfield Asset Management, on Thursday announced that it has agreed to sell a portion of its stake in three businesses to a new evergreen private equity strategy managed  by the group.