The antitrust authority said Tuesday it is seeking initial views on whether Finnish lift engineering giant Kone's planned €29.4 billion ($33.7 billion) acquisition of TK Elevator GmbH could harm competition in the U.K.
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CMA Seeks Views On Kone's €29.4B Deal For German Rival

By Najiyya Budaly

The antitrust authority said Tuesday it is seeking initial views on whether Finnish lift engineering giant Kone's planned €29.4 billion ($33.7 billion) acquisition of TK Elevator GmbH could harm competition in the U.K.

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Healthcare PE Firm Sues Real Estate PE Firm Over 'Ironleaf' TM

By Isaac Monterose

Healthcare technology-focused private equity firm Ironleaf Capital LP is accusing real estate private equity firm Ironleaf Equity Partners LLC in Washington federal court of infringing its "Ironleaf" and "Ironleaf Capital" trademarks by being a similarly named private equity firm.

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Data Center Power Provider Accelevation Eyes $660M IPO

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Data center power provider Accelevation Holdings on Tuesday outlined a price range for an estimated $660 million initial public offering steered by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.

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DEALS & FINANCING

Rentokil To Sell Lake Management Arm To Bain For $230M

By Joel Poultney

Global pest control company Rentokil said Tuesday it has agreed to sell its lake and pond management division to U.S. asset manager Bain Capital for $230 million.

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Healthcare AI Biz Valued At $900M After $100M Series C Round

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Healthcare-focused artificial intelligence company Heidi on Tuesday revealed that it has reached a $900 million valuation after raising $100 million in its latest funding round.

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LITIGATION

Juul Buyers Defend Antitrust Classes At 9th Circ.

By Matthew Perlman

Juul buyers are defending the certification of several classes in a case over tobacco giant Altria's past investment in the e-cigarette company, telling the Ninth Circuit it does not matter if they purchased different quantities on different terms or live in different states.

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Yale, Biohaven Seek $23M Atty Fee After Trade Secrets Win

By Aaron Keller

Yale University and Biohaven Therapeutics Ltd. have requested attorney fees topping $23.1 million, plus $2 million each in exemplary damages, after winning a $4 million trial verdict, though both entities are also seeking a new trial to readdress damages on trade secrets and contract breach claims.

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PEOPLE

Paul Weiss Lands Weil Private Equity Co-Head In NY

By Daniel Moritz-Rabson

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP has hired a team of transactional lawyers, including the co-head of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's private equity practice, the firm announced on Tuesday.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Seyfarth Says Data Breach Exposed Social Security Numbers

By Hailey Konnath

Seyfarth Shaw LLP has disclosed a recent data breach that exposed the names and Social Security numbers of at least 300 individuals, according to notices filed with the Texas and California attorneys general.

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Meta Celebrates 'Abuse' Of Atty-Client Privilege, Judge Told

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge ordered Meta on Tuesday to rereview privilege designations on 300 documents in social media addiction litigation, after plaintiffs' lawyers cited a "culture of privilege abuse" epitomized by Instagram swag hats embroidered with "a/c priv" — the shorthand used to log withheld documents.

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Mich. Fed. Judge On 1-Year Leave Over Drunken Driving Case

By Jack Karp

U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington is taking a one-year paid leave of absence from the bench following his misdemeanor conviction for drunken driving, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan announced Tuesday.

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Womble Bond Can't Quit Dutch Client With TM Trial Looming

By Hayley Fowler

Womble Bond Dickinson can't withdraw from a trademark feud that's dragged on for more than five years between U.S. and Dutch software companies, a North Carolina federal judge ruled, saying the firm's exit at this late stage "would be completely disruptive."

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Sullivan & Cromwell

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GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

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