Mergers & Acquisitions

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Latest News in Mergers & Acquisitions

  • September 04, 2026

    Wash. AG Opposes PacifiCorp $1.9B Sale Of State Assets

    The Washington Attorney General's Office has asked the state's Utilities and Transportation Commission to reject Pacific Power and Light Co.'s $1.9 billion sale of its Washington service area to Portland General Electric, saying the deal would raise costs and cut customers off from one of the state's clean energy sources.

  • September 04, 2026

    NextEra's $67B Deal Clears Vote Ahead Of Regulatory Hurdles

    The shareholders of Kirkland & Ellis LLP-advised NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy, advised by McGuireWoods LLP, have approved the companies' planned $67 billion merger, as regulatory scrutiny mounts at the state and federal levels.

  • September 04, 2026

    Former Weil Private Funds Co-Head Joins Simpson Thacher

    The former co-head of U.S. private funds at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP will be making the jump to Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP as a partner in the firm's investment funds practice.

  • September 04, 2026

    Cooley Life Sciences M&A Atty Joins Goodwin In California

    Goodwin Procter LLP expanded its life sciences industry group with a new partner who focuses on public mergers and acquisitions from Cooley LLP.

  • September 04, 2026

    Norwegian Oil Biz Pulls £202M Offer For Genel

    Norwegian energy firm DNO ASA said Friday that it has dropped its roughly £202 million ($273 million) takeover bid for Genel Energy PLC after the latter's refusal to extend the deadline to negotiate an offer.

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