Mergers & Acquisitions

  • February 27, 2025

    7-Eleven Owner Says $58B Bid Is Off Due To Financing Hitch

    Seven & i Holdings Co. said Thursday that a buyout offer from an executive and one of his companies, said to be worth about $58 billion, has fallen through after the bidding party was unable to secure necessary financing, putting a prior bid from Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. back into focus. 

  • February 26, 2025

    Matterport Tells Del. Justices Ex-CEO Cash-Out Rulings Flawed

    An attorney for 3-D building imaging company Matterport Inc. and an affiliate told Delaware's Supreme Court on Wednesday that the Court of Chancery relied on a "shockingly expansive" definition of the phrase "immediately following" in a decision that ultimately added $79 million to a former CEO's postmerger cash-out after Matterport's go-public sale.

  • February 26, 2025

    Aramark, Spinoff Co. Want 'Fraud By Hindsight' Suit Tossed

    Aramark and a uniform supplier spinoff company asked a Georgia federal judge Tuesday to dismiss claims that it intentionally lied to investors about chronic underfunding of the business, accusing a union pension fund of "using a pleading tactic universally condemned by the courts: fraud by hindsight."

  • February 26, 2025

    Fuel Co. Trustee Accuses Ex-Owners Of $100M Buyout Fraud

    The founders and former majority owners of the bankrupt fuel distributor Mountain Express Oil Co. were hit with a lawsuit by the company's trustee Monday alleging that they took nearly $100 million out of the business through a bogus stock buyout that pushed it to the brink of insolvency.

  • February 26, 2025

    GOP-Led House Panel Pushes Easier Rules On Capital Raising

    A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee invited input Wednesday on a slew of deregulatory bills that seek to ease rules governing private and public securities offerings, drawing plaudits from the Republican majority and mixed responses from Democrats.

  • February 26, 2025

    Party City Approved To Sell IP, Assets For $20.6M In Ch. 11

    A Texas bankruptcy judge on Wednesday blessed retailer Party City's bid to sell its brand name and other intellectual property to an affiliate of pop culture merchandiser Ad Populum for $20.6 million, rejecting a challenge to the deal by franchise owners that claimed the buyer was ill-equipped to take on contracts with their stores.

  • February 26, 2025

    JPMorgan Paying For Lawyers On Both Sides Of Javice Trial

    JPMorgan Chase, the bank allegedly duped by Frank founder Charlie Javice into paying $175 million for her education startup, is paying legal fees for defense counsel as well as for lawyers representing prosecution witnesses, according to statements in court Wednesday.

  • February 26, 2025

    Pot Co. Sale Dispute Tossed Over Illegal Contract

    A federal magistrate judge in Ohio has dismissed a breach of contract suit over the $5 million sale of a cannabis business, saying the contract itself is illegal because of the federal prohibition against marijuana.

  • February 26, 2025

    Siyata Mobile Buys Game Developer In $160M Deal

    Siyata Mobile Inc. on Wednesday announced that it has agreed to merge with Core Gaming Inc., in a deal that values the global gaming developer and publisher at $160 million.

  • February 26, 2025

    3 Firms Rep On $1.8B Global Net Lease Property Sale

    Global Net Lease Inc. said Wednesday it has agreed to sell its multi-tenant portfolio of 100 non-core properties to a subsidiary of RCG Ventures Holdings LLC for about $1.8 billion, as the real estate investment trust pushes ahead with its strategy to become a purely single-tenant leasing company.

  • February 26, 2025

    Shareholders Approve $8.4B Amcor-Berry Global Deal

    Amcor PLC and Berry Global Group Inc. said Wednesday that shareholders of both companies overwhelmingly voted to approve Amcor's planned purchase of the fellow packaging company, adding that the $8.4 billion all-stock deal is still slated to close in mid-2025. 

  • February 25, 2025

    Primary Sponsor Of Del.'s Corporate Law Rework Defends Bill

    Delaware Senate Majority Leader Bryan Townsend cited the "urgency of the moment" Tuesday during an interview with Law360 on fast-tracking proposed amendments to the state's General Corporation Law, aimed at increasing protections from liability for directors, officers and controlling stockholders in an effort to stem a feared corporate exodus from The First State.

  • February 25, 2025

    Meta Says 9th Circ. Shouldn't Touch Antitrust Cert. Denial

    The Ninth Circuit should refuse to take up the appeal of a proposed class that was denied certification due to its novel theory that Meta Platforms Inc. would have been forced to pay users for the use of their data if it hadn't lied about how it was using it, the social media behemoth has told the court.

  • February 25, 2025

    FTC Probing $615M Healthcare Staffing Merger

    Talent software and staffing company Aya Healthcare Inc.'s roughly $615 million bid to buy Cross Country Healthcare Inc. and take the staffing and recruitment company private hit a snag last week with a Federal Trade Commission merger probe that prevents the transaction from closing, for now.

  • February 25, 2025

    FTC Pick Concerned But Won't 'Prejudge' Censorship Claims

    Kressin Meador Powers LLC partner Mark Meador walked a fine line during his confirmation hearing Tuesday when asked for his views on GOP claims of censorship on online platforms, expressing an "overarching concern" about content moderation practices while nevertheless asserting he'll keep an open mind on specific allegations if confirmed as the Federal Trade Commission's newest Republican member.

  • February 25, 2025

    Perkins Coie Adds 3 Greenberg Traurig M&A, PE Pros In Texas

    Perkins Coie LLP announced Tuesday that it had strengthened its mergers and acquisitions and private equity practices with three Greenberg Traurig lawyers who have come aboard as partners in Dallas and Austin.

  • February 25, 2025

    WilmerHale, Cleary Steer $4.1B Thermo Fisher-Solventum Deal

    WilmerHale and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP are the principal advisers on a new agreement for Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. to purchase the purification and filtration business of Solventum for $4.1 billion in cash, according to statements from the companies on Tuesday.

  • February 25, 2025

    IBM Gets UK Green Light On $6.4B HashiCorp Buy

    The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority said Tuesday it has cleared IBM's planned $6.4 billion acquisition of HashiCorp Inc., but a review by U.S. authorities remains open after IBM's original anticipated close date for the transaction came and went.

  • February 25, 2025

    Landscaping Plant Farmer TreeSap Hits Ch. 11 With Sale Plans

    A Texas bankruptcy judge on Tuesday agreed to give interim approval for landscaping plants grower TreeSap Farms LLC to access $14 million of its debtor-in-possession financing, which it hopes to use to turn its business around ahead of a sale.

  • February 25, 2025

    Telefónica's $1.2B Argentina Unit Sale Faces Antitrust Probe

    The president of Argentina has disclosed plans to probe whether the $1.25 billion sale by Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica of its business in the South American country to Telecom Argentina will create a monopoly.

  • February 24, 2025

    US Steel, Nippon Urge Court Not To Toss Cleveland-Cliffs Suit

    U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel have pressed a Pennsylvania federal court to leave intact their suit accusing Cleveland-Cliffs and United Steelworkers union leadership of illegally conspiring to prevent their planned $14.9 billion merger, arguing that they're trying to block an "unlawful agreement," not shut down political speech.

  • February 24, 2025

    CPKC Tells DC Circ. Gov't Merger Approval 'Airtight'

    Canadian Pacific Kansas City is defending the government's approval of the $31 billion merger that created the railroad, telling the D.C. Circuit to reject a challenge to that decision because there was no flaw in the Surface Transportation Board's findings.

  • February 24, 2025

    CVC Sells Stake In India Hospital Chain To KKR For $400M

    Private equity shop CVC on Monday announced that it has agreed to sell its majority stake in Indian oncology hospital chain Healthcare Global Enterprises to Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP-advised KKR for $400 million.

  • February 24, 2025

    Trump Media Seeks Shareholder Approval To Leave Delaware

    The owner of Donald Trump's social media platform plans to hold a shareholder vote in April asking investors whether it should move its legal address to Florida, potentially joining a growing number of companies reincorporating outside of Delaware.

  • February 24, 2025

    Moves To Change Del. Corporate Law Spark Pushback

    A public opposition campaign complete with website and street signs has surfaced to oppose corporation and bar-backed legislation that would overhaul Delaware stockholder litigation rights and fee awards, intensifying an already unprecedented political fight that broke out last year over corporate governance concessions.

Expert Analysis

  • FTC Picks Augur Pro-Business Bent For Much Of Economy

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    President-elect Donald Trump's choice of two top Federal Trade Commission officials suggests a business-friendly climate for a significant portion of the U.S. economy, with noteworthy exceptions of continued scrutiny of healthcare and Big Tech companies, excluding artificial intelligence, say attorneys at BCLP.

  • Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation

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    Litigation will likely play a prominent role in shaping policy outcomes during the second Trump administration, and stakeholders have several tools at their disposal to steer regulatory litigation toward more favorable venues, say attorneys at Covington.

  • Opinion

    3 New Year's Resolutions For Antitrust Agencies To Consider

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    James Fredricks at Skadden rings in 2025 with his wish list for the federal antitrust agencies, starting with a provision for a presumptive safe harbor for information sharing.

  • FTC Focus: A Changing Of The Guard

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    While rigorous antitrust enforcement is unlikely to slow down at the Federal Trade Commission, the focus will undoubtedly change, including when it comes to Big Tech, as Andrew Ferguson prepares to take the reins from Chair Lina Khan, say attorneys at Proskauer.

  • 8 Trends And Predictions Following PE's Late 2024 Surge

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    Private equity will remain at the forefront of value creation in 2025, and anticipated market trends include sponsors' desire to return capital to investors and a more business-friendly tack by the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, say attorneys at Weil.

  • Series

    Playing Esports Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Competing in a global esports tournament at Wimbledon last year not only fulfilled my childhood dream, but also sharpened skills that are essential to my day job, including strategic thinking, confidence and networking, says AJ Schuyler at Jackson Lewis.

  • An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025

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    As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.

  • What To Watch For In The 2025 Benefits Landscape

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    While planning for 2025, retirement plan sponsors and service providers should set their focus on phased implementation deadlines under both Secure 1.0 and 2.0, an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling, and the fate of several U.S. Department of Labor regulations, says Allie Itami at Lathrop GPM.

  • 5 Antitrust Issues For In-House Counsel In 2025

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    Attorneys at Squire Patton evaluate the top areas where U.S. antitrust policy is likely to change in the next 12 months, including major challenges to the Federal Trade Commission's authority that could reshape enforcement.

  • 2024 Election Results May Prove Fortuitous For Family Offices

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    Thanks to the decisive Republican victories in the 2024 elections, family offices have a unique opportunity for accelerated growth and influence, particularly through the benefits afforded by patient capital, says Edward Taibi at Olshan Frome.

  • Series

    Fixing Up Cars Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    From problem-solving to patience and adaptability to organization, the skills developed working under the hood of a car directly translate to being a more effective lawyer, says Christopher Mdeway at Kaufman Dolowich.

  • Advancing Storage-Integrated Power Generation In Turkey

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    Recent proposals by energy regulators in Turkey have laid the groundwork for further development of electricity generation plants with integrated energy storage facilities — offering opportunities for project developers and investors, and a possible model for U.S. regulators, say attorneys at Norton Rose.

  • Making The Pitch To Grow Your Company's Legal Team

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    In a compressed economy, convincing the C-suite to invest in additional legal talent can be a herculean task, but a convincing pitch — supported by metrics and cost analyses — may help in-house counsel justify the growth of their team, say Elizabeth Smith and Roger Garceau at Major Lindsey.

  • The Story Of 2024's Biggest Bank Regs, And Their Fate In 2025

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    U.S. federal bank regulators were very active in 2024 with initiatives ranging from antitrust and capital to proposals regarding controlling shareholders and incentive-based compensation, but many regulations face an uncertain future under the new administration, say attorneys at Latham.

  • Considering European-Style Lockboxes For US M&A In 2025

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    The lockbox mechanism, commonly used in Europe, offers an attractive alternative to the postclosing price adjustments that dominate U.S. merger and acquisition transactions in private equity, particularly with the market's demand for transparency likely to remain steadfast under Trump, says Laurent Campo at Potomac Law.

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