Mergers & Acquisitions

Mergers & Acquisitions Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on high-impact mergers and acquisitions and the attorneys involved. Coverage includes major deals, related litigation and enforcement actions, and policy developments that affect corporate dealmaking.



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Latest News in Mergers & Acquisitions

  • April 03, 2026

    AI Boom Lifts Q1 M&A Values, As Attys Eye Wider Rebound

    Artificial intelligence-driven megadeals fueled a jump in first-quarter global mergers and acquisitions value, but lagging middle-market and private equity activity weighed on deal volume, as attorneys cautiously anticipate a broader rebound.

  • April 03, 2026

    Skadden Guides Franklin Templeton Crypto Co. Acquisition

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP has steered Franklin Templeton's acquisition of a crypto investment management firm that will serve as the base of the finance giant's new crypto arm.

  • April 03, 2026

    Northrop Wants FTC To Nix Conditions For $9.2B Orbital Buy

    Northrop Grumman Corp. has asked the Federal Trade Commission to remove the conditions enforcers placed on its $9.2 billion acquisition of defense technology services company Orbital ATK Inc., telling the agency the restrictions are no longer in the public interest.

  • April 03, 2026

    Simpson Thacher Slated To Launch Singapore Office

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has announced it is opening a new office in Singapore that will focus on advising sponsors on matters such as private equity, funds, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, energy and infrastructure, and digital infrastructure matters.

  • April 03, 2026

    Iran War Disruption Could Spur Future Energy Dealmaking

    The ongoing war in Iran is rattling global energy markets and clouding the outlook for mergers and acquisitions in the short term, but attorneys say deal opportunities are likely to emerge over time across oil, liquefied natural gas and renewable power.

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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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