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September 10, 2025
Skadden, Latham Lead Vimeo's $1.4B Sale To Bending Spoons
Video platform Vimeo Inc. said Wednesday it has agreed to be acquired by Italian mobile app developer Bending Spoons in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.38 billion, with Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP representing Vimeo and Latham & Watkins LLP advising Bending Spoons.
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September 10, 2025
Tech M&A Pro Joins Baker McKenzie In Silicon Valley
Baker McKenzie is strengthening its transactional team, bringing in a technology mergers and acquisitions expert, most recently with Tech Law Partners LLP, as a partner in its Palo Alto, California, office.
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September 10, 2025
HGGC To Squeeze Out Energy Biz's Shares In £184M Takeover
U.S. private equity shop HGGC said Wednesday that it will buy the remaining shares in Inspired PLC which it doesn't own to complete a takeover of the energy and sustainability consultancy, after more than 90% of investors backed the £183.6 million ($248.6 million) transaction.
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September 09, 2025
Nursing Exec Says $10.5M Fraud Penalty Excessive
A nurse staffing executive convicted of wage-fixing told a Nevada federal court the U.S. Department of Justice's request for a $10.5 million forfeiture order for allegedly failing to disclose the antitrust investigation when selling his business is excessive.
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September 09, 2025
4 Firms Guide Property Finder's $525M PE-Backed Investment
Property Finder, a property portal operating across the Middle East and North Africa, said Tuesday it has secured a $525 million minority investment led by funds advised by Permira, with significant participation from Blackstone Growth, in a deal steered by four law firms.
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September 09, 2025
Ski Mountain Owner Points To Google Remedies Decision
A New York ski mountain owner is citing the recent remedies decision in the Google search antitrust case as it looks to avoid selling one of its properties after the court found it violated state law by purchasing and closing a neighboring mountain ski park.
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September 09, 2025
'Open Questions' Raised About Live Nation Arbitrator
The Ninth Circuit rebuke of Live Nation's chosen consumer complaint arbitrator was raised in a New York federal court with an order calling for discovery into the arbitrator and its relationship to the company's Latham & Watkins LLP attorneys.
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September 09, 2025
WNBA Warned Of Fed Antitrust Probe Over Conn. Sun Sale
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is the latest Connecticut political figure to publicly fight to keep the WNBA's Sun franchise in the state, telling Commissioner Cathy Engelbert that the league's "interference" in the team's sale could be a federal antitrust violation.
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September 09, 2025
Cenovus Energy Selling WRB Refining Stake For $1.4B
Cenovus Energy said Tuesday it has struck a deal to sell its 50% stake in WRB Refining LP to Phillips 66 for $1.4 billion, as the Canadian energy company cashes out of a long-standing refining partnership.
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September 09, 2025
4 Firms Build Horizon Quantum's $503M SPAC Merger
Quantum computing software developer Horizon Quantum Computing Pte. Ltd. on Tuesday announced plans to go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company dMY Technology Group in a deal that values it at $503 million and was built by four law firms.
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September 09, 2025
Kirkland-Led Diversified To Buy US Rival For $550M
Diversified Energy said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire rival operator Canvas Energy Inc. for approximately $550 million, strengthening its position in the major petroleum-producing region of Oklahoma's Anadarko Basin.
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September 09, 2025
Keysight, Spirent Push £1.2B Deal Deadline For China Review
U.S. technology company Keysight Technologies Inc. said Tuesday that it has extended the deadline for its approximately £1.16 billion ($1.6 billion) takeover of British telecoms-testing company Spirent as it waits for Chinese authorities to clear the deal.
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September 09, 2025
7 Firms Guide $52B Anglo American, Teck Mining Merger
Britain's Anglo American and Teck Resources of Canada said Tuesday that they will combine to create a $52 billion copper-mining giant after both natural resources companies recently fought off takeovers from large rivals.
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September 09, 2025
Novartis To Acquire Cooley-Led Biotech Biz For $1.4B
Novartis AG said Tuesday it has agreed to buy U.S. biotechnology company Tourmaline Bio Inc. for approximately $1.4 billion in a move to bolster the Swiss company's portfolio of cardiovascular disease treatments.
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September 08, 2025
CoinShares, Infleqtion To Hit Public Markets Via SPAC Mergers
Two separate companies, digital asset manager CoinShares International Ltd. and quantum computing company Infleqtion, on Monday announced plans to go public through mergers with special-purpose acquisition companies in two deals that combined are worth an estimated $3 billion.
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September 08, 2025
OCC Will Weigh 'Debanking' In Licensing, CRA Reviews
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency shed more light Monday on its plans for carrying out President Donald Trump's call to end so-called debanking, saying it will factor account closure concerns into its community lending exams, merger reviews and more.
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September 08, 2025
11th Circ. Says Cos.' 20-Year Contract Fight Properly Ended
The Eleventh Circuit won't revive fastener and components supplier Whitesell Corp.'s contract fight with household appliance maker Electrolux and a lawn and garden equipment-maker spinoff company, saying it will not disturb various court rulings that led to a nearly $9 million jury verdict after 20 years of litigation.
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September 08, 2025
Del. Gov. Defends Corp. Law Overhaul In Pending Appeal
Delaware's governor has weighed in strongly against a state Supreme Court challenge to legislation approved earlier this year barring damages or "equitable" relief for some controlling stockholder or going-private deals, arguing that nothing in the measure unconstitutionally limits court powers.
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September 08, 2025
Dem Sens., AGs Increase Pressure On DOJ's HPE Merger Deal
The controversial Justice Department settlement clearing Hewlett Packard Enterprise's $14 billion purchase of Juniper Networks drew further pushback from Democratic senators and state attorneys general who respectively sought answers from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and told a California federal judge to reject the deal.
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September 08, 2025
Former Skadden Atty Moves Tax Practice To Simpson Thacher
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has deepened its transactional resources in the New York office with the recent addition of an attorney who moved his practice from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP after 15 years.
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September 08, 2025
Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
Last week at the Delaware Court of Chancery, a bankruptcy administrator for a generic drugmaker formerly known as Teligent was told he can proceed with duty of oversight claims against most former officers and directors of the company, who the administrator said was complicit in the company's collapse. In an opinion, the Court of Chancery cites its 1996 decision In re Caremark International Inc. Derivative Litigation, which refined director duties of care and oversight.
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September 08, 2025
23andMe's Ch. 11 Sale Flouted State Privacy Law, Calif. Says
The state of California has asked a Missouri federal judge to undo the $305 million bankruptcy sale of consumer DNA testing group 23andMe, arguing it sidestepped state consumer data protections.
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September 08, 2025
PNC To Acquire Colorado-Based FirstBank In $4B Deal
Banking giant PNC Financial Services Group Inc. on Monday announced plans to acquire Colorado-based FirstBank in a deal valued Monday at $4.1 billion and guided by Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.
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September 08, 2025
4 Firms Build EchoStar's $17B Spectrum Sale To SpaceX
Telecommunications company EchoStar on Monday announced plans to sell some of its spectrum licenses to Elon Musk-owned SpaceX in a $17 billion cash-and-stock deal built by four firms, following its sale a few weeks ago of certain wireless spectrum licenses to AT&T in a $23 billion deal.
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September 08, 2025
FCC Ready To Kick Off Review Of Cox-Charter Deal
The Federal Communications Commission has set into motion its public interest review of the $34.5 billion deal to combine Charter Communications Inc. and Cox Communications into a powerhouse offering broadband, video and mobile services.
Expert Analysis
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FTC Focus: Synthetic Data Yields Antitrust Considerations
Attorneys at Proskauer explore the burgeoning world of synthetic data, the antitrust implications involved, the Federal Trade Commission's role in regulating this space and practical takeaways from these emerging issues.
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Opinion
Slater Heralds Return To US Antitrust Norms, Innovation
Under recently confirmed Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice can fulfill President Donald Trump's objective to reestablish American economic dominance on the global stage while remaining faithful to antitrust's core principles, says Ediberto Roman at the Florida International University College of Law.
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A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process
The landmark Harry Bridges case from the mid-20th century Red Scare offers important insights on why lawyers must be free of government reprisal, no matter who their client is, says Peter Afrasiabi at One LLP.
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Series
Improv Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Improv keeps me grounded and connected to what matters most, including in my legal career where it has helped me to maintain a balance between being analytical, precise and professional, and creative, authentic and open-minded, says Justine Gottshall at InfoLawGroup.
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How BigLaw Executive Orders May Affect Smaller Firms
Because of the types of cases they take on, solo practitioners, small law firms and public interest attorneys may find themselves more dramatically affected by the collective impact of recent government action involving the legal industry than even the BigLaw firms named in the executive orders, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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4th Circ. Health Data Ruling Opens Door To State Law Claims
In Real Time Medical v. PointClickCare, the Fourth Circuit recently clarified that state law claims can rest in part on violations of a federal law that prohibits electronic health information blocking, expanding legal risks for health IT companies and potentially creating exposure to a range of competitive implications, say attorneys at BCLP.
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Opinion
Lawsuits Shouldn't Be Shadow Assets For Foreign Capital
Third-party litigation financing amplifies inefficiencies from litigation and facilitates national exposure to foreign influence in the U.S. justice system, so full disclosure of financing arrangements should be required as a matter of institutional integrity, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.
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2 Del. Rulings Reinforce Proof Needed For Records Demands
Two recent Delaware Court of Chancery decisions involving Amazon and Paramount Global illustrate the significance of the credible basis standard on books and records requests, underscoring that stockholders seeking to investigate wrongdoing must come forward with actual evidence of misconduct — not mere allegations, say attorneys at Cleary.
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How To Accelerate Your Post-Attorney Career Transition
Professionals seeking to transition to nonattorney careers may encounter skepticism as nontraditional candidates, but there are opportunities for thought leadership and to leverage speaking and writing to accelerate a post-attorney career transition, say Janet Falk at Falk Communications and Evgeny Efremkin at Toronto Metropolitan University.
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Key Takeaways From The 2025 Spring Antitrust Meeting
Leadership changes, shifting priorities and evolving enforcement tools dominated the conversation at the recent American Bar Association Spring Antitrust Meeting, as panelists explored competition policy under a second Trump administration, agency discretion under the 2023 merger guidelines and new frontiers in conduct enforcement, say attorneys at Freshfields.
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How Tariffs May Affect Proxy Contests This Season
While global tariffs imposed by the Trump administration will certainly chill at least some activity this proxy season, and make defending contests significantly easier, there will likely be many new activist investments once there is more economic certainty, meaning more proxy fights this fall, say attorneys at Sidley.
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A Closer Look At New NYSE, Nasdaq Listing Rule Changes
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has recently approved changes to the New York Stock Exchange's and the Nasdaq's listing rules on reverse stock splits, minimum share price requirements and required liquidity for initial listings, meaning listed companies facing delisting will have fewer means to regain compliance, say attorneys at Cahill Gordon.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Be An Indispensable Associate
While law school teaches you to research, write and think critically, it often overlooks the professional skills you will need to make yourself an essential team player when transitioning from a summer to full-time associate, say attorneys at Stinson.
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23andMe Case Highlights Privacy Complexities In Ch. 11
Attorneys at Pryor Cashman discuss the interplay between a sale of personally identifiable information and bankruptcy law in light of genetics and health company 23andMe's recent filing for Chapter 11 relief.
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SEC Confidential Review Process Provides Issuers Flexibility
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recently announced enhancements to the process for confidentially submitting draft registration statements will be immediately impactful for issuers seeking to access the public capital markets, and should provide more grounds to explore and plan public offerings, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.