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September 24, 2025
Skechers Investor Seeks Chancery Appraisal Of $9.4B Deal
A Skechers shareholder is asking the Delaware Chancery Court for an appraisal to determine the fairness of the $63-per-share buyout price of nearly 700,000 shares in the footwear company after its $9.4 billion take-private deal with 3G Capital.
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September 24, 2025
Standard General Founder Taking FCC Bias Suit To DC Circ.
Hedge fund manager Soo Kim is taking his allegations that the Federal Communications Commission and a cadre of media players were part of a racist conspiracy to kill his $8.6 billion merger with broadcaster Tegna Inc. to the D.C. Circuit after a lower court kiboshed the claims last month.
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September 24, 2025
Kirkland, Willkie Steer IAS' $1.9B 'AI-First' Sale To Novacap
Integral Ad Science, a global digital media measurement and optimization company, said Wednesday that it has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Novacap in an all-cash transaction valued at about $1.9 billion, with Kirkland & Ellis LLP advising IAS and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP guiding Novacap.
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September 24, 2025
FTC Merger Filing Overhaul Is Clear Overstep, Chamber Says
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other groups challenging the Federal Trade Commission's recent overhaul of its premerger reporting requirements told a Texas federal court the changes create an unnecessary burden for thousands of deals that raise no competition concerns.
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September 24, 2025
Maverick Gaming Gets OK For $28M Card Room Sale
A Texas bankruptcy judge gave Maverick Gaming permission Wednesday to sell four of its card rooms to its founder for $28 million, a price the casino operator said was driven up more than 60% through competitive bidding.
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September 24, 2025
Del. Justices Uphold $10.5B Zendesk Take-Private Deal
Delaware's Supreme Court early Wednesday upheld the Court of Chancery's Sept. 10 dismissal of a stockholder challenge to the $10.5 billion take-private deal for software as a service business Zendesk Inc., closing the book on the case in two sentences issued two weeks after appeal arguments.
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September 24, 2025
Books Inc. Gets OK For $3.25M Sale To Barnes & Noble
California's oldest independent bookstore chain, Books Inc., received approval Wednesday from a bankruptcy judge for a $3.25 million sale to Barnes & Noble, and hopes to close on the sale Oct. 1.
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September 24, 2025
Olo Investor Sues For Records On $2B Thoma Bravo Deal
A hedge fund has filed a books and records demand against a restaurant software company in Delaware Chancery Court, hoping to investigate whether the stock price in its $2 billion merger with Thoma Bravo was fair and threatening a potential appraisal action.
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September 24, 2025
Kirkland, Davis Polk Lead Mirion's $585M Paragon Buy
Radiation detection company Mirion, advised by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, on Wednedsay announced that it has agreed to buy Kirkland & Ellis LLP-led nuclear power company Paragon Energy Solutions from private equity shop Windjammer Capital in a $585 million cash deal.
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September 24, 2025
Loeb & Loeb, Kirkland Guide SPAC Lafayette's $250M IPO
Guided by Loeb & Loeb LLP and underwriters' counsel Kirkland & Ellis LLP, special purpose acquisition company Lafayette Digital Acquisition I filed Tuesday for a $250 million initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission with hopes to acquire blockchain- or fintech-related merger targets.
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September 24, 2025
Grid Operator TenneT Selling $11.2B Stake To Institutions
TenneT Holding said Wednesday it has agreed to sell a 46% stake in its German transmission business, TenneT Germany, to three institutional investors, raising up to €9.5 billion ($11.2 billion) in new equity to fund the expansion of the country's high-voltage grid.
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September 24, 2025
Battery Ventures Leads $165M Investment In Risk AI Biz
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC-advised risk intelligence platform Signal AI on Wednesday announced that technology-focused investment firm Battery Ventures led a $165 million investment round, resulting in the firm taking a majority stake in the London-headquartered tech company.
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September 24, 2025
PE-Focused Debt Finance Pro Boosts Cooley's Boston Office
Cooley LLP has grown its debt finance practice in Boston with the addition of a Choate Hall & Stewart LLP attorney.
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September 24, 2025
Lego To Acquire 'Discovery Centers' From Merlin For £200M
Danish toy company Lego Group said Wednesday that it will buy 29 "discovery centers" that provide customers with brand experiences from U.K. theme park operator Merlin Entertainments for £200 million ($269 million).
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September 23, 2025
Watchdog Calls For DC, Md. Bar Investigations Into Carr
A government accountability watchdog brought a complaint against Federal Communications Chair Brendan Carr to the D.C. Bar Association on Tuesday, claiming Carr violated conduct rules when he threatened to bring FCC action against ABC if it declined to discipline Jimmy Kimmel over his remarks following Charlie Kirk's murder.
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September 23, 2025
How Attys Are Riding The Mass. Biotech 'Roller Coaster'
The first half of 2025 saw the Massachusetts biotech industry post bleak numbers, including a dip in venture capital funding and merger activity, leaving attorneys looking for creative ways to help companies with fewer public and private dollars.
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September 23, 2025
Software Co. Says Seller Is Trying To Back Out Of Merger Deal
Software company Livefront LLC has sued in the Delaware Chancery Court to force through a stalled acquisition, accusing seller Zeal IT Consultants of trying to get out of an already agreed-upon deal.
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September 23, 2025
4 Firms Pave Way For $1B All-Cash Drainage Systems Deal
Advanced Drainage Systems said Tuesday it will acquire National Diversified Sales, the water management business of Germany's Norma Group SE, in an all-cash deal valued at about $1 billion.
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September 23, 2025
Climate Transition-Focused SPAC Plans For $150M IPO
Special purpose acquisition company Climate Transition Special Opportunities SPAC I has filed plans with U.S. regulators to raise up to $150 million in its initial public offering, with the goal of acquiring a company in the renewable energy or specialty finance space.
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September 23, 2025
Foley & Lardner Adds Healthcare Deals Pro From Holland & Knight
Foley & Lardner LLP has continued its expansion in Nashville with the addition of another former Holland & Knight LLP attorney, expanding its healthcare and life sciences and manufacturing sector capabilities.
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September 23, 2025
Sullivan & Cromwell Guides Sempra On $10B Subsidiary Sale
Sempra said Tuesday it has agreed to sell a 45% stake in its infrastructure subsidiary to a consortium led by KKR and Canada's CPP Investments for $10 billion, while separately securing $7 billion of equity financing led by Blackstone to advance a major liquefied natural gas project in Texas.
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September 23, 2025
Morningstar Nabs Market Data Provider CRSP In $375M Deal
Investment insights provider Morningstar Inc., advised by Mayer Brown LLP, on Tuesday announced plans to acquire the Center for Research in Security Prices, which collects stock market data and builds indexes, from the University of Chicago, led by Reed Smith LLP, in a $375 million deal.
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September 23, 2025
Norwegian Recycler Tomra To Buy US Rival For $60M
Norway's Tomra Systems ASA said Tuesday that it plans to buy the owner of Clynk, a U.S. bottle recycling company, for up to $60 million to strengthen its position in North America and provide innovative solutions to its customers.
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September 22, 2025
Oracle To Secure TikTok Users' Data In Deal To Skirt US Ban
Tech giant Oracle will be tasked with safeguarding U.S. TikTok users' personal data, and the app's recommendation algorithm will be "retrained" and operated outside the control of TikTok's Chinese parent company under a deal that President Donald Trump is expected to sign this week to avert a shutdown of TikTok, the White House said Monday.
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September 22, 2025
Davis Polk, Goodwin Guide $675M Bitcoin Treasury Merger
Strive Inc. announced Monday that it plans to purchase $675 million worth of bitcoin and acquire Semler Scientific Inc. in an all-stock transaction in a deal guided by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and Goodwin Procter LLP.
Expert Analysis
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Business Court Bill Furthers Texas' Pro-Corporate Strategy
The Texas Legislature's recent bill to enhance corporate protections and expand access to the Texas Business Court by refining its jurisdictional standards is just the latest step in the state's playbook for becoming the new center of corporate America, say attorneys at Katten.
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FTC Staff Cuts Unlikely To Curb Antitrust Enforcement Agenda
While Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson's recent commitment to reducing agency staff may seem at odds with the Trump administration's commitment to antitrust enforcement, a closer analysis shows that such reductions have little chance of derailing the president's efforts, say attorneys at Squire Patton.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Navigating Client Trauma
Law schools don't train students to handle repeated exposure to clients' traumatic experiences, but for litigators practicing in areas like civil rights and personal injury, success depends on the ability to view cases clinically and to recognize when you may need to seek help, says Katie Bennett at Robins Kaplan.
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Opinion
4 Former Justices Would Likely Frown On Litigation Funding
As courts increasingly confront cases involving hidden litigation finance contracts, the jurisprudence of four former U.S. Supreme Court justices establishes a constitutional framework that risks erosion by undisclosed financial interests, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.
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Takeaways From EU's Review Of Merger Control Guidelines
The European Commission’s newly launched consultation on the European Union’s merger guidelines will explore whether and how merger control should consider key policy objectives, such as innovation, investment incentives and security, say lawyers at Latham.
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How Attys Can Use AI To Surface Narratives In E-Discovery
E-discovery has reached a turning point where document review is no longer just about procedural tasks like identifying relevance and redacting privilege — rather, generative artificial intelligence tools now allow attorneys to draw connections, extract meaning and tell a coherent story, says Rose Jones at Hilgers Graben.
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Identifying Data Center Investment Challenges, Opportunities
The role of data centers is expanding, as are new opportunities for private capital investors, but there are issues to consider, including finance models and contract complexity, as well as power supply, cyber threat resilience and data sovereignty, say lawyers at Ropes & Gray.
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Leveraging Diligence Findings For Better Life Sciences Deals
Life sciences parties should utilize due diligence strategically to review and draft deal documents, address issues identified during the diligence, and craft solutions to achieve the party's transactional goals, says Anna Zhao at Gunner Cooke.
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IP Due Diligence Tips For AI Assets In M&A Transactions
Artificial intelligence systems' integration into business operations creates new considerations for intellectual property due diligence in mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions, and implementing a practical approach to identifying AI assets can help avoid litigation and losses, say Armin Ghiam and Senna Hahn at Hunton.
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AbbVie Frees Taxpayers From M&A Capital Loss Limitations
The U.S. Tax Court’s June 17 opinion in AbbVie v. Commissioner, finding that a $1.6 billion break fee was an ordinary and necessary business expense, marks a pivotal rejection of the Internal Revenue Service’s position on the tax treatment of termination fees related to failed mergers or acquisitions, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
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Capital One Deal Approval Lights Up Path For Bank M&A
The federal banking regulators' recent approval of Capital One's acquisition of Discover signals the agencies' willingness to approve large transactions and a more favorable environment generally for bank mergers under the Trump administration, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.
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Series
Playing The Violin Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Playing violin in a string quartet reminds me that flexibility, ambition, strong listening skills, thoughtful leadership and intentional collaboration are all keys to a successful legal practice, says Julie Park at MoFo.
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DOJ's 1st M&A Declination Shows Value Of Self-Disclosures
The U.S. Department of Justice's recent decision not to charge private equity firm White Deer Management — the first such declination under an M&A safe harbor policy announced last year — signals that even in high-priority national security matters, the DOJ looks highly upon voluntary self-disclosures, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Self-Care
Law schools don’t teach the mental, physical and emotional health maintenance tools necessary to deal with the profession's many demands, but practicing self-care is an important key to success that can help to improve focus, manage stress and reduce burnout, says Rachel Leonard at MG+M.
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Nev. Steps Up Efforts To Attract Incorporations With New Law
Recent amendments to Nevada corporate law, which will narrow controlling stockholders’ liability, streamline mergers and allow companies to opt out of jury trials, show the interstate competition to attract new and reincorporating companies is still heating up, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.