Mergers & Acquisitions

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Latest News in Mergers & Acquisitions

  • March 03, 2026

    Live Nation Tells Jury It's A 'Fierce' But Legal Competitor

    Live Nation does not illegally pressure concert venues or artists to use Ticketmaster and other of its services, its counsel told a Manhattan federal jury Tuesday, calling the entertainment giant a "fierce, lawful, legitimate" competitor as a closely watched antitrust trial opened.

  • March 03, 2026

    Seward & Kissel Adds Maritime Atty From Watson Farley

    Seward & Kissel LLP announced Tuesday that it has added another former Watson Farley & Williams LLP attorney to its maritime and transportation group, touting his experience with asset-based loan facilities in the industry.

  • March 02, 2026

    Musk's Twitter Trash Talk Hurt Stock, Jury Told As Trial Starts

    Musk "trashed" Twitter to tank the stock price and renegotiate his $44 billion deal to buy the company, Twitter investors' counsel told a California federal jury at the start of trial Monday, while Musk's lawyer said it wasn't securities fraud for Musk to air "legitimate" concerns about fake accounts on the platform.

  • March 02, 2026

    5th Circ. Presses McDermott Shareholders On Direct Claim

    A Fifth Circuit panel wanted to know why investors should get another shot at a direct class action alleging that McDermott International Inc. made misrepresentations about a $6 billion merger, asking Monday if the case before the court was "analogous" to a case alleging the company overpaid for the merger.

  • March 02, 2026

    SEC Drops Negligence Suit Against Ex-View CFO

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission agreed to dismiss with prejudice its negligence claim against a former chief financial officer of "smart" glassmaker View Inc., after the agency secured partial summary judgment on other claims in the case last year.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

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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  • Policymakers at federal and state agencies
  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
  • Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
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