Mergers & Acquisitions

  • May 19, 2025

    Kirkland Guides Blackstone's $11.5B Deal For TXNM Energy

    Blackstone Infrastructure has agreed to acquire regulated utility holding company TXNM Energy in an all-cash transaction valued at $11.5 billion, including net debt and preferred stock, TXNM said in a Monday announcement.

  • May 19, 2025

    Dutch Investor Launches €4.1B Offer For Just Eat Takeaway

    Dutch investment group Prosus said Monday that it has launched a formal offer to acquire Just Eat Takeaway.com in a €4.1 billion ($4.6 billion) take-private deal to "build a Europe-based food delivery champion" after they reached a conditional agreement in February.

  • May 19, 2025

    KKR, Stonepeak Take Swipe At PHP's Rival Bid For Assura

    U.S. private equity firms KKR and Stonepeak urged shareholders in property manager Assura on Monday to back their £1.6 billion ($2.1 billion) takeover offer, saying that a rival £1.7 billion bid could be financially risky and harmful.

  • May 16, 2025

    No 'Magic Words' Needed To Sue KKR For Hiding Deals, DOJ Says

    KKR is trying to duck a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit seeking fines that could top $650 million, by reading standards for seeking penalties that are not there, the government said Thursday, defending claims that the private equity giant failed to notify two mergers and deleted key documentation from notifications.

  • May 16, 2025

    IPO Pipeline Restarts As Tariff-Related Volatility Eases

    Initial public offerings are showing life again after a tariff-induced slumber, buoyed by strong debuts and a growing pipeline as more venture-backed technology startups are lining up public listings before Memorial Day and into June.

  • May 16, 2025

    Food Delivery App's $80M Investor Settlement Gets Final OK

    Investors suing mobile food delivery and ride-hailing services operator Grab Holdings Ltd. have received final approval of an $80 million deal settling claims that several sections of a proxy statement Grab filed with a special purpose acquisition company were false and misleading.

  • May 16, 2025

    Off The Bench: NIL Objectors, NFL's Bluesky Beef, Dick's Deal

    In this week's Off The Bench, the NCAA's pending $2.78 billion name, image and likeness rights settlement faces another round of objections, the NFL shreds an antitrust suit accusing it of boycotting Bluesky and retail giant Dick's Sporting Goods makes a 10-figure splurge for Foot Locker.

  • May 16, 2025

    Rite Aid Announces Deals To Transfer Pharmacy Assets

    Rite Aid Corp. has entered into sale and transition agreements subject to approval from a New Jersey bankruptcy judge that would see pharmacy assets and services transition to new operators, according to an announcement from the company.

  • May 16, 2025

    PHP Ups Takeover Offer For Assura To £1.7B

    Real estate investment manager Primary Health Properties PLC on Friday announced an increased proposal to acquire property manager Assura in a cash and stock deal valued at approximately £1.7 billion ($2.25 billion).

  • May 16, 2025

    Canadian Geothermal Co. STS Hits Ch. 15 With Sale Plan

    Toronto-based geothermal energy company STS Renewables Ltd. and affiliates have filed for Chapter 15 protection in Delaware bankruptcy court seeking recognition of a Canadian insolvency proceeding designed to help the company sell its assets.

  • May 16, 2025

    Cullen And Dykman Adds Golenbock Eiseman Tax Partner

    Cullen and Dykman LLP has hired a former Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP partner who joins the firm's New York Corporate Department to continue her work focused on tax and transactional matters.

  • May 16, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: Blakes, Davies, Goodmans

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Charter Communications Inc. merges with Cox Communications, Hub International Ltd. boosts its valuation after securing an investment, Pan American Silver Corp. acquires Mag Silver Corp. and Robinhood buys WonderFi.

  • May 16, 2025

    Cooley, Goodwin Build BioMarin's $270M Inozyme Buy

    Biotechnology company BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., advised by Cooley LLP, on Friday announced plans to buy clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Inozyme Pharma Inc., led by Goodwin Procter LLP, in a $270 million all-cash deal.

  • May 16, 2025

    UK Biotech Biz Issues Shares To Fund £5M Canadian Buy

    Biotech company Solvonis said Friday that it has issued more than 1.5 billion of its shares to raise part of the approximately £5 million ($6.6 million) needed for the acquisition of Canadian rival Awakn Life Sciences Corp.

  • May 16, 2025

    Shell Affiliate Sells Trinidad Assets To Touchstone For $28M

    An affiliate of oil giant Shell has offloaded its assets in Trinidad in a $28.4 million deal with Touchstone Exploration Inc., the Canadian energy business said Friday, to add at least four active natural gas wells to expand its portfolio on the island.    

  • May 16, 2025

    Wachtell, Latham Steer $34.5B Charter, Cox Cable Mega Deal

    Charter Communications Inc. said Friday it has agreed to acquire Cox Communications in a $34.5 billion deal that would create a dominant force in U.S. broadband, mobile and video services  — and will test the Trump administration's role in reshaping telecom competition.

  • May 16, 2025

    EU 'Champions' Ambitions Could Cause Antitrust Friction

    Plans by the European Commission to amend merger guidance to help create "European champions" that could compete with technology and industrial heavyweights in the U.S. and China might cause tension among member state authorities hoping to protect antitrust ideals.

  • May 16, 2025

    Investor Pulls De La Rue Bid Amid Competing Offer

    Two investors, Pension SuperFund and Disruptive Capital, have pulled their bid of approximately £260 million for De La Rue after the banknotes maker backed a rival £263 million offer from U.S. investment firm Atlas Holdings LLC.

  • May 16, 2025

    US Auto Parts Maker Eyes London Listing After £1.2B UK Deal

    American Axle said Friday that it is planning a secondary listing in the U.K. after it takes over automotive group Dowlais, which trades in London, in a £1.16 billion ($1.5 billion) deal, appeasing shareholders across the Atlantic.

  • May 15, 2025

    Vistra To Expand Gas Power Plant Portfolio With $1.9B Buy

    Power generation company Vistra Corp., advised by Latham & Watkins and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, announced Thursday it agreed to buy seven natural gas power plants for $1.9 billion from Lotus Infrastructure Partners, which is being advised in the deal by King & Spalding and Eversheds Sutherland.

  • May 15, 2025

    Taylor Swift Fans Get Final Shot At Ticketmaster Antitrust Suit

    A California federal judge said Thursday he will give hundreds of Taylor Swift fans one more opportunity to amend a complaint against Ticketmaster alleging antitrust violations related to ticket sales for the pop superstar's Eras tour, but stressed it will be the last amendment he will allow.

  • May 15, 2025

    TikTok's Friends Features 'Set Off Alarm Bells' At Facebook

    The head of Facebook echoed the testimony of other Meta Platforms Inc. executives who've described TikTok as their chief competitor on Thursday, pushing back against Federal Trade Commission monopolization claims by arguing in D.C. federal court that both social media giants have responded to competition from the other.

  • May 15, 2025

    Ex-CEO Cops To Conspiracy Charge In $212M Fraud Case

    A New Jersey-based former CEO of a medical billing company has pled guilty to conspiring to commit securities fraud in connection with government claims he was part of a $212.5 million scheme to inflate the value of his company to defraud potential investors in a go-private transaction.

  • May 15, 2025

    Live Nation's Atty Fails To 'Move The Needle' In Discovery Bid

    A California federal judge appeared likely Thursday to stick with his tentative ruling that Live Nation's ticketing rivals can protect documents they say could facilitate the very conduct at issue in an antitrust case, telling an attorney for the company his arguments did not "move the needle."

  • May 15, 2025

    Consumer Bid To Block Capital One-Discover Deal Falters

    A California federal judge Wednesday rejected a group of consumers' last-minute bid to delay Capital One Financial Corp.'s impending purchase of Discover Financial Services, unpersuaded that the deal poses serious enough potential antitrust concerns to support a preliminary injunction.

Expert Analysis

  • How White Collar Defense Attys Can Use Summary Witnesses

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    Few criminal defense attorneys have successfully utilized summary witnesses in the past, but several recent success stories show that it can be a worthwhile trial tactic to help juries understand the complex decision-making at issue, says Jonathan Porter at Husch Blackwell.

  • Opinion

    6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A Law School

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    Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner identifies several key issues plaguing law schools and discusses potential solutions, such as opting out of the rankings game and mandating courses in basic writing skills.

  • Predictions For Trump Antitrust Enforcement Of Life Sciences

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    Key life sciences antitrust issues of the past two administrations may indicate the direction of enforcement during President-elect Donald Trump's second term, including in areas such as drug prices, killer acquisitions and merger remedies, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • Firms Still Have The Edge In Lateral Hiring, But Buyer Beware

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    Partner mobility data suggests that the third quarter of this year continued to be a buyer’s market, with the average candidate demanding less compensation for a larger book of business — but moving into the fourth quarter, firms should slow down their hiring process to minimize risks, say officers at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

  • Preparing For The New Restrictions On Investment Into China

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    In light of a new regulatory program governing U.S. investments in China-related technology companies of national security concern, investors should keep several considerations in mind, including the rules' effect on existing and new investments, compliance hurdles, and penalties for noncompliance ahead of the rules' January implementation, say attorneys at Gunderson Dettmer.

  • Lights, Camera, Real Estate: Preparing For Film Facility M&A

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    As the entertainment industry struggles to recover from multiple strikes and a decline in production, certain aspects of selling or acquiring production facilities may become important to consider, as these assets are valued very differently from typical commercial real estate properties, say attorneys at Olshan Frome.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out

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    In contrast to some cases that appear complex due to voluminous evidence or esoteric subject matter, a different kind of complexity involves tangled legal and factual questions, each with a range of possible outcomes, which require a “sliding scale” approach instead of syllogistic reasoning, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • Back To The Future? Antitrust Enforcement Under Trump 2.0

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    While the transition to the second Trump administration's antitrust policy should be accompanied by less uncertainty, we're unlikely to get a full sense of the true focus and tenor of competition enforcement under Trump 2.0 before late next year, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Note 3 Simple Types Of Legal Complexity

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    Cases can appear complex for several reasons — due to the number of issues, the volume of factual and evidentiary sources, and the sophistication of those sources — but the same basic technique can help lawyers tame their arguments into a simple and persuasive message, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • Antitrust in Retail: Handbag Ruling Won't Go Out Of Fashion

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    Although a New York federal court’s recent decision to enjoin a proposed $8.5 billion merger between the owners of Michael Kors and Coach applied noncontroversial antitrust interpretations, several notable aspects of the opinion stand out as likely candidates for further discussion in future merger litigation, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • Series

    Gardening Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Beyond its practical and therapeutic benefits, gardening has bolstered important attributes that also apply to my litigation practice, including persistence, patience, grit and authenticity, says Christopher Viceconte at Gibbons.

  • Takeaways From DOJ's Intervention On Pricing Algorithm Use

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    A recent U.S. Justice Department amicus brief arguing that a Nevada federal judge wrongly focused on the nonbinding aspect of software company Cendyn Group's pricing algorithm underscores the growing challenge of determining when, if ever, pricing algorithms are legal, say attorneys at Rule Garza.

  • Equitable Mootness Insights From Greenlit Ch. 11 Plan Appeal

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    A Texas federal court recently allowed a challenge to ConvergeOne's Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan to proceed because it wouldn't disrupt the IT company's confirmed plan or harm creditors, reinforcing the importance of judicial restraint in applying equitable mootness where limited relief is possible, say attorneys at Parkins & Rubio.

  • Litigation Inspiration: Reframing Document Review

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    For attorneys — new ones especially — there is much fulfillment to find in document review by reflecting on how important, interesting and pleasant it can be, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

  • Expect More State Scrutiny Of PE In Healthcare M&A

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    While a California bill that called for increased antitrust scrutiny of many healthcare private equity transactions was recently vetoed by the governor, state legislatures are likely to continue introducing similar laws, particularly if the Trump administration eases federal enforcement, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

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