Mergers & Acquisitions

  • October 02, 2025

    Court Warned Of Harm From Delaying Medical Device Merger

    A D.C. federal court refused to pause the Federal Trade Commission's case challenging Edwards Lifesciences Corp.'s planned acquisition of JenaValve Technology Inc. during the government shutdown after the companies argued that "time is of the essence" for a new lifesaving medical device.

  • October 02, 2025

    Vet Co. Buyers Win $8M Interest On Top Of $40M Award In Del.

    A Delaware Superior Court judge has awarded buyers of what is now Veterinary Orthopedic Implants more than $8 million in prejudgment interest in a dispute over payouts still due after they won $40 million in a patent-related settlement, rejecting arguments the $8 million would amount to a double recovery.

  • October 02, 2025

    Musk Loses Bid To Ship SEC's Twitter Suit To Texas

    A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of failing to timely disclose his ownership shares in Twitter will proceed in a Washington, D.C., federal court after a judge there said on Thursday that Musk's preferred forum in Texas was too backed up to take the case.

  • October 02, 2025

    Cravath, Kirkland Lead Berkshire's $9.7B OxyChem Buy

    Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is set to acquire energy giant Occidental's chemical business, OxyChem, in a $9.7 billion all-cash megadeal built by Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

  • October 01, 2025

    FTC Halts Fraud Complaints, Spam Call Help Amid Shutdown

    The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that none of its mechanisms for reporting fraud, including identity theft, will be available to consumers while the federal government is shut down, nor will the National Do Not Call Registry be operational for consumers or telemarketers.

  • October 01, 2025

    Quantum Can't Nix FTC Order Over $5.2B Natural Gas Deal

    Quantum Energy Partners is not going to be allowed out from under a consent order it inked with the Federal Trade Commission that had allowed a $5.2 billion oil and gas deal with EQT Corp. to go through, the agency has announced.

  • October 01, 2025

    Russian Gets Docs Order Stay In Florida Trump Media Suit

    A Florida state court judge Wednesday paused his order compelling a Russian businessman with alleged financial ties to Donald Trump's Truth Social platform to respond to a subpoena in the lawsuit over taking the company public, saying the act of producing documents could constitute irreparable harm. 

  • October 01, 2025

    Charter Sued In Chancery For Docs On Liberty Deal

    A Charter Communications Inc. pension fund stockholder sued the company for documents on its proposed $17 billion buyout of Liberty Media on Wednesday, citing concerns that the controller of both companies lined up a "severely" overpriced deal at the expense of Charter's public investors.

  • October 01, 2025

    Monthly Merger Review Snapshot

    The Federal Trade Commission put the final tweaks on its deal allowing a $13.5 billion merger of marketing companies to move ahead and pushed its bid to block a merger in the medical device coatings industry, while U.K. enforcers launched a number of merger probes.

  • October 01, 2025

    Chancery Rules Beachbody Shareholder Suit Time-Barred

    A Delaware Chancery judge has dismissed a stockholder lawsuit accusing the backers of Forest Road Acquisition Corp. of misleading investors in their $3 billion merger with digital fitness and nutrition company Beachbody, ruling that the claims were brought more than three years too late.

  • October 01, 2025

    Va. Biz Group Calls Charter, Cox Tie-Up Good For Consumers

    The Virginia Chamber of Commerce urged the Federal Communications Commission to approve the planned $34.5 billion merger of cable giants Charter and Cox, saying it would be good for consumers as the companies cut costs through scale.

  • October 01, 2025

    Simpson Thacher Taps Barclays Atty For Shareholder Group

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced on Wednesday it has hired a former Barclays Capital attorney to lead its shareholder engagement and activism defense group.

  • October 01, 2025

    Weil, Morgan Lewis Steer Up To $900M Biopharma Purchase

    Biopharmaceutical company Halozyme Therapeutics Inc., led by Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, on Wednesday announced plans to buy fellow biopharma company Elektrofi Inc., advised by Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, for up to $900 million.

  • October 01, 2025

    Skadden, MoFo Lead $4.4B All-Stock Merger Of Axcelis, Veeco

    Semiconductor production equipment company Axcelis Technologies Inc. on Wednesday announced plans to merge with Veeco Instruments Inc. in an all-stock deal that values the combined entity at an enterprise value of roughly $4.4 billion.

  • October 01, 2025

    3 Firms Guide Rocket Merger To Close With $14.2B Valuation

    Online mortgage giant Rocket has finished its all-stock purchase of rival Mr. Cooper Group with help from Paul Weiss, Wachtell and Bradley Arant, noting Wednesday the now-$14.2 billion deal has a higher price tag because stock values have risen since the merger's announcement.

  • October 01, 2025

    EU Clears Prada's €1.25B Deal To Buy Versace

    The European Commission has given the thumbs-up to Prada's acquisition of Italian designer brand Versace in a transaction worth approximately €1.25 billion ($1.47 billion).

  • September 30, 2025

    SEC Gives Stamp Of Approval To Texas Stock Exchange

    A Texas-based company hoping to rival the likes of the New York Stock Exchange overcame a major hurdle Tuesday when it won approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to register its stock exchange.

  • September 30, 2025

    Bain Capital-Backed SPAC Leads 3 Offerings Totaling $670M

    Three special purpose acquisition companies hit the public markets Tuesday after raising a combined $670 million in their initial public offerings, joining a surge in SPAC listings recently.

  • September 30, 2025

    Musk Escapes X Corp. Workers' Severance Suit In Del.

    A federal judge in Delaware has tossed 14 counts naming billionaire Elon Musk in a suit filed by six former X Corp. employees seeking severance benefits, with all but two dismissed with prejudice.

  • September 30, 2025

    Hooters Gets OK To Exit Bankruptcy, Shift To Franchise Model

    A Texas bankruptcy judge Tuesday approved restaurant chain Hooters of America's plan to sell more than 100 restaurants to a group of franchisees and exit Chapter 11, confirming the debtor's reorganization plan weeks after ruling on a royalty dispute in the case.

  • September 30, 2025

    AI Chipmaker's Valuation Soars To $8.1B After Funding Round

    Artificial intelligence infrastructure maker Cerebras Systems, advised by Latham & Watkins LLP, announced on Tuesday that it wrapped an oversubscribed Series G funding round after securing $1.1 billion of commitments, boosting the Sunnyvale, California-headquartered company's post-money valuation to $8.1 billion.

  • September 30, 2025

    Kirkland Leads Oaktree's $420M Buy Of Ambac's Legacy Units

    Oaktree Capital Management LP has bought Ambac's legacy financial guarantee businesses for $420 million in cash, the insurance company has said, after the deal won backing from the regulator for the sector in Wisconsin.

  • September 29, 2025

    Meta Ducks Antitrust Suit As Economist's Opinions Excluded

    A California federal judge on Monday freed Meta from an antitrust lawsuit that accused it of monopolizing an asserted market for personal social networking, saying Facebook users failed to prove the existence of an antitrust injury, with or without help from an expert witness.

  • September 29, 2025

    Del. Heavyweight Firms Get Lead Spot For Endeavor Deal Suit

    The Delaware Chancery Court tapped Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP and Grant & Eisenhofer PA on Monday as lead co-counsel for the shareholder class action over sports and entertainment company Endeavor Group Holdings Inc.'s $13 billion take-private merger.

  • September 29, 2025

    Russian Businessman Fights Docs Order In Trump Media Suit

    A Russian businessman tied to the former CEO of the entity that merged with Donald Trump's Truth Social urged a Florida state court judge to reconsider an order compelling him to produce records in a lawsuit over taking the company public, saying it violates his Fifth Amendment rights.

Expert Analysis

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Relevance Redactions

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    In recent cases addressing redactions that parties sought to apply based on the relevance of information — as opposed to considerations of privilege — courts have generally limited a party’s ability to withhold nonresponsive or irrelevant material, providing a few lessons for discovery strategy, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Opinion

    Section 1983 Has Promise After End Of Nationwide Injunctions

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    After the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down the practice of nationwide injunctions in Trump v. Casa, Section 1983 civil rights suits can provide a better pathway to hold the government accountable — but this will require reforms to qualified immunity, says Marc Levin at the Council on Criminal Justice.

  • Trump's 2nd Term Puts Merger Remedies Back On The Table

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    In contrast with the Biden administration, the second Trump administration has signaled a renewed willingness to resolve merger enforcement concerns through remedies from the outset, particularly when the proposed fix is structural, clearly addresses the harm and does not require burdensome oversight, say attorneys at Cooley.

  • Opinion

    Premerger Settlements Don't Meet Standard For Bribery

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    Claims that Paramount’s decision to settle a lawsuit with President Donald Trump while it was undergoing a premerger regulatory review amounts to a quid pro quo misconstrue bribery law and ignore how modern legal departments operate, says Ediberto Román at the Florida International University College of Law.

  • Series

    Playing Soccer Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Soccer has become a key contributor to how I approach my work, and the lessons I’ve learned on the pitch about leadership, adaptability, resilience and communication make me better at what I do every day in my legal career, says Whitney O’Byrne at MoFo.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Learning From Failure

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    While law school often focuses on the importance of precision, correctness and perfection, mistakes are inevitable in real-world practice — but failure is not the opposite of progress, and real talent comes from the ability to recover, rethink and reshape, says Brooke Pauley at Tucker Ellis.

  • Legal Ops, Compliance Increasingly Vital To Antitrust Strategy

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    With deal timelines tightening and disclosure requirements intensifying, legal operations and compliance teams are becoming critical drivers of premerger strategy, cross-functional alignment and regulatory credibility, says Alexander Lima at Wesco International.

  • Series

    Adapting To Private Practice: From ATF Director To BigLaw

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    As a two-time boomerang partner, returning to BigLaw after stints as a U.S. attorney and the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, people ask me how I know when to move on, but there’s no single answer — just clearly set your priorities, says Steven Dettelbach at BakerHostetler.

  • 4th Circ. Favors Plain Meaning In Bump-Up D&O Ruling

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    The Fourth Circuit's latest denial of indemnity coverage in Towers Watson v. National Union Fire Insurance and its previous ruling in this case lay out a pragmatic approach to bump-up provisions that avoids hypertechnical constructions to limit the effect of a policy's plain meaning, say attorneys at Kennedys.

  • Opinion

    DOJ's HPE-Juniper Settlement Will Help US Compete

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    The U.S. Department of Justice settlement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise clears the purchase of Juniper Networks in a deal that positions the U.S. as a leader in secure, scalable networking and critical digital infrastructure by requiring the divestiture of a WiFi network business geared toward small firms, says John Shu at Taipei Medical University.

  • Series

    Playing Baseball Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Playing baseball in college, and now Wiffle ball in a local league, has taught me that teamwork, mental endurance and emotional intelligence are not only important to success in the sport, but also to success as a trial attorney, says Kevan Dorsey at Swift Currie.

  • Building Better Earnouts In The Current M&A Climate

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    In the face of market uncertainty, we've seen a continued reliance on earnouts in M&A deals so far this year, but to reduce the risk of related litigation, it's important to use objective standards, apply company metrics cautiously and ensure short time periods, among other best practices, say attorneys at White & Case.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Skillful Persuasion

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    In many ways, law school teaches us how to argue, but when the ultimate goal is to get your client what they want, being persuasive through preparation and humility is the more likely key to success, says Michael Friedland at Friedland Cianfrani.

  • A Look At Trump 2.0 Antitrust Enforcement So Far

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    The first six months of President Donald Trump's second administration were marked by aggressive antitrust enforcement tempered by traditional structural remedies for mergers, but other unprecedented actions, like the firing of Federal Trade Commission Democrats, will likely stoke heated discussion ahead, says Richard Dagen at Axinn.

  • Litigation Inspiration: How To Respond After A Loss

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    Every litigator loses a case now and then, and the sting of that loss can become a medicine that strengthens or a poison that corrodes, depending on how the attorney responds, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

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