Mergers & Acquisitions
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February 15, 2019
Plane Co. Asks Chancery To Break Grip Of Bogus Legal Rep.
A multi-state dogfight over control of aircraft leasing company PMC Aviation landed in Chancery Court Friday, with Jet Midwest Group LLC seeking a temporary restraining order to break a former PMC investor's unauthorized grip on litigation involving the company.
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February 15, 2019
3 Questions On EPA's New Water Contamination Action
As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency studies the possibility of regulating the levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in water, states, industry and the public are jostling for influence and preparing for potential new liability concerns in M&A and real estate transactions, as well as court fights over site cleanups.
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February 15, 2019
FTC Wants More Info On Boston Scientific's £3.3B BTG Buy
Boston Scientific Corp. revealed Friday that the Federal Trade Commission has asked for more info about its planned £3.3 billion ($4.2 billion) purchase of U.K.-based BTG PLC, saying the government is focused on certain types of tumor treatments sold by both companies.
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February 15, 2019
Investor Reaffirms Suit Accusing Akorn Execs Of Deceit
An Akorn Inc. investor told an Illinois federal court the pharmaceutical company's executives should not be able to dodge a suit alleging they lied in public statements for their own benefit, concealed regulatory problems and sunk a major merger deal with their inept behavior.
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February 15, 2019
US, UAE Firms Net EU Approval To Reel In Greek Fish Farms
Manhattan-based Amerra Capital Management and an Abu Dhabi-based investment firm won European Commission approval to take control of three Greek aquaculture companies on Friday, provided they offload some of the Mediterranean fish farms and small fish hatcheries.
Areas of Coverage
- TRANSACTIONS
- Mergers and acquisitions valued at $100MM or more
- Company spinoffs and splitups
- Transactions involving stakes of $100MM or more
- Hostile takeovers and leveraged buyouts
- Poison pill implementation
- Bankruptcy selloffs
- AGENCIES
- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
- Federal Trade Commission
- U.S. Department of Justice
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Dodd-Frank Act
- International banking legislation and regulation
- ENFORCEMENT
- Merger reviews
- Second requests
- Challenges and divestitures
- LITIGATION
- Antitrust suits
- Bankruptcy proceedings
- Shareholder disputes
- Corporate governance fights
- Proxy battles and hostile takeover suits
- Poison pill challenges
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of mergers and acquisitions practices
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