Mergers & Acquisitions

  • September 11, 2024

    Studio Behind 'Sound Of Freedom' Worth $1.6B In SPAC Deal

    Angel Studios, which released the controversial 2023 film "Sound Of Freedom" about human trafficking, will go public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company in a deal announced Wednesday that stands to value the combined company at $1.6 billion.

  • September 11, 2024

    Ipsen Exec Made Illegal Trades Before Merger, Feds Say

    An Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals executive has been charged with allegedly amassing roughly $260,000 in ill-gotten gains through insider trading on the stock of a smaller rival that Ipsen purchased in 2022, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.

  • September 11, 2024

    Investor 'Blindsided' By Dye & Durham's Increasing Debt Load

    Activist hedge fund Engine Capital LP said in a letter Wednesday that it was "incredibly disappointed" and "blindsided" by news in legal tech provider Dye & Durham Ltd.'s fourth quarter results that it made two acquisitions for a total of nearly CA$70 million, instead of focusing on reducing debt.

  • September 11, 2024

    Invitation Homes' $200M Summer Spend Added 580 SFRs

    Single-family rental operator Invitation Homes acquired 580 homes in three key markets over July and August, for a total investment of roughly $216 million, the Dallas-based company said Tuesday.

  • September 11, 2024

    Dickson Minto Breaks Tradition With Walker Morris Hire

    Dickson Minto is breaking with its long tradition of virtually exclusively promoting partners from within its ranks by tapping into the lateral hiring market to rebuild its London offering, the Scottish firm's boss told Law360 Wednesday as the firm brings on a real estate veteran from Walker Morris LLP.

  • September 11, 2024

    Anglo American Sells $400M Of Shares In Platinum Subsidiary

    Anglo American said Wednesday that it has raised 7.2 billion South African rand ($400 million) by selling shares in one of its subsidiaries — a sale that could ultimately lead to the listing of the world's largest producer of platinum on the London Stock Exchange.

  • September 11, 2024

    Dentons Adds 2 Corp. Pros In Dublin From US Rivals

    Dentons has recruited two new corporate partners to its Dublin office from U.S. rivals as it looks to expand its mergers and acquisitions practice in the Irish market and capitalize on its global footprint.

  • September 11, 2024

    Latham Hires Senior Tax Pro From Travers Smith In London

    Latham & Watkins LLP said on Wednesday that it has recruited a former head of tax at Travers Smith LLP for its office in London, a blow for the U.K. law firm, which has been hit by the departure of a series of partners.

  • September 11, 2024

    Dubai Builder Sells Entire Stake In UK Rival Costain For £38M

    Dubai-based builder ASGC Construction LLC said Wednesday that it has ended its investment in Costain Group PLC, a British building engineering company, with a sale to institutional investors.

  • September 11, 2024

    Aussie Metal Exploration Biz Raises £250M To Fund M&A

    Greatland Gold, an Australian metal exploration company, said Wednesday that it has raised £248.6 million ($325.1 million) by issuing new shares to help fund its expected buyout of Newmont Corp., a miner based in the U.S.

  • September 11, 2024

    UK Property Biz Rejects £5.6B Bid By Murdoch's REA Group

    Rupert Murdoch's online real estate advertising company said Wednesday that Britain's Rightmove PLC has rejected an initial £5.6 billion ($7.3 billion) cash and share offer, despite concessions that would have kept the combined group on the London Stock Exchange.

  • September 10, 2024

    SEC Files New Insider Case Tied To Stolen Covington Info

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday brought a new insider trading case tied to the theft of confidential merger information from a Covington & Burling LLP lawyer, suing the cousin of a former FBI trainee who was sentenced to prison for filching the Merck & Co. deal info at the heart of the case and then tipping off others.

  • September 10, 2024

    Buyer Says Waste Facility Co. Owes $450M Over Trashed Plan

    Energy and waste management firm Reworld Waste, a Covanta Energy successor, is facing a $450 million lawsuit from a Connecticut company alleging Reworld sabotaged its plan to develop an environmentally friendly trash incineration facility in the town of Wallingford.

  • September 10, 2024

    Blink Fitness Lands $105M Bid From PureGym

    Bankrupt gym chain Blink Fitness landed a stalking horse bid from a unit of U.K.-based global gym operator PureGym Ltd. that sets a $105 million floor price for a Chapter 11 auction set to be held later this month, the companies said Tuesday.

  • September 10, 2024

    Truth Social Founder Ordered To Disclose Investor Details

    A Florida state court judge on Tuesday ordered the founder of former President Donald Trump's Truth Social to turn over investor material in a suit accusing the founder of interfering with the process of taking the company public, holding it's "likely to lead to discovery of relevant and discoverable information."

  • September 10, 2024

    Werfel Asked To Clarify How To Treat R&D Costs In M&A

    Accounting firm RSM US LLP, in a letter released Tuesday, asked Internal Revenue Commissioner Daniel Werfel to clarify how to treat research and development costs when a taxpayer disposes of an entire business in a mergers and acquisitions transaction.

  • September 10, 2024

    Vista Delays Investor Vote On MNC Capital's $2.15B Bid

    Vista Outdoor Inc. on Tuesday again pushed back a shareholder vote on the $2.15 billion sale of its sports products division to Czech defense company Czechoslovak Group AS, in light of yet another takeover bid from MNC Capital Partners LP.

  • September 10, 2024

    V&E Launches New Dublin Office In Aviation Finance Push

    Vinson & Elkins LLP has launched a new office in Ireland to provide New York and English law advice to clients on aviation leasing and financing matters.

  • September 10, 2024

    Slaughter and May-Led AngloGold Bids £1.9B For Centamin

    Global gold mining group AngloGold Ashanti PLC said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire its smaller rival Centamin PLC in an approximately £1.9 billion ($2.5 billion) cash-and-stock offer led by Slaughter and May and Norton Rose Fulbright.

  • September 10, 2024

    Britain's Renold Buys Canadian Conveyor Biz For $31.4M

    British power transmission products maker Renold PLC said Tuesday that it has acquired the North American conveyor chain maker MAC Chain Co. Ltd. for $31.4 million, giving it a foothold in the Western U.S. and Canadian forestry markets.

  • September 10, 2024

    Healthcare Real Estate Firm Pays $80M For 277 US Properties

    Healthcare real estate investment shop Scioto Properties said Tuesday it has completed the $80 million purchase of a portfolio of 277 properties across 17 U.S. states, representing the largest transaction in the firm's quarter-century history.

  • September 10, 2024

    White & Case Guides £100M Hedge Fund Deal For Spectator

    Hedge fund manager Paul Marshall has bought The Spectator for £100 million ($130 million), the 196-year-old news magazine said on Tuesday, a move that will keep the publishing institution independent and out of foreign control.

  • September 10, 2024

    EU Antritrust Chief Resists Softer Telecom Merger Rules

    The European Union's outgoing competition chief pushed back at a pitch to loosen the bloc's competition rules Tuesday, saying that merger control rules for telecom markets must continue to look at competition at the national level rather than enlarging the examination to the entire 27-country bloc.

  • September 10, 2024

    Southwest Plans Board Shakeup Amid Activist Pressure

    Southwest Airlines detailed plans Tuesday to overhaul its board of directors but stood by its chief executive, as the company faces pressure from Elliott Investment Management LP to make leadership changes.

  • September 10, 2024

    Vorys-Led Infrastructure Biz Buys Steel Maker For $30M

    Hill & Smith PLC said Tuesday that it has bought U.S. steel manufacturer Whitlow Electric Service Co. Inc. for $30.2 million, as the infrastructure products supplier continues a spending spree to expand its global operations.

Expert Analysis

  • Del. Dispatch: Clarification On Fiduciary Duties Of Controllers

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    The Delaware Chancery Court’s January opinion in a Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores' stockholder dispute — holding that a controlling stockholder owes the company and minority shareholders some fiduciary duties when selling shares or voting to change the status quo — suggests instances where investors opposing board decisions should tread carefully, say attorneys at Fried Frank.

  • Healthcare Collabs Can Alleviate Labor, Antitrust Challenges

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    Two major challenges facing hospitals and health systems include labor shortages and increased antitrust scrutiny at both federal and state levels, but collaborative efforts may help with addressing these difficulties, says Sumaya Noush at McDermott.

  • Reimagining Law Firm Culture To Break The Cycle Of Burnout

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    While attorney burnout remains a perennial issue in the legal profession, shifting post-pandemic expectations mean that law firms must adapt their office cultures to retain talent, say Kevin Henderson and Eric Pacifici at SMB Law Group.

  • Assessing Merger Guideline Feedback With Machine Learning

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    Large language modeling appears to show that public sentiment matches agency intent around the new merger control guidelines from the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Justice Department, says Andrew Sfekas at Cornerstone Research.

  • Series

    Competing In Dressage Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My lifelong participation in the sport of dressage — often called ballet on horses — has proven that several skills developed through training and competition are transferable to legal work, especially the ability to harness focus, persistence and versatility when negotiating a deal, says Stephanie Coco at V&E.

  • What Cos. Evaluating M&A Can Glean From Latest HSR Report

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    The recently released Hart-Scott-Rodino report for fiscal year 2022 helps unearth important data points for companies as they evaluate potential transactions, including that, despite a historically low enforcement rate, the number of actions exceeds the number of second requests for the first time in nearly 20 years, say Ryan Quillian and John Kendrick at Covington.

  • Ch. 11 Ruling Highlights 'Two-Step' Challenges In 4th Circ.

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    A North Carolina bankruptcy court’s recent ruling in Bestwall’s Chapter 11 case, and the decision's interpretation of Fourth Circuit law, suggests that, compared to other circuits, it may be more difficult to dismiss so-called Texas Two-Step bankruptcy cases within the Fourth Circuit, say Brittany Falabella and Kollin Bender at Hirschler Fleischer.

  • Chancery's Sears Ruling Clarifies Stockholder Duties

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    In a recent landmark decision involving stockholders of Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, the Delaware Chancery Court addressed for the first time what precise duties a controlling stockholder owes, highlighting that controller interference with board action is not per se invalid and that enhanced scrutiny is a reasonableness test, say Christopher Chuff and Taylor Bartholomew at Troutman Pepper.

  • The Legal Industry Needs A Cybersecurity Paradigm Shift

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    As law firms face ever-increasing risks of cyberattacks and ransomware incidents, the legal industry must implement robust cybersecurity measures and privacy-centric practices to preserve attorney-client privilege, safeguard client trust and uphold the profession’s integrity, says Ryan Paterson at Unplugged.

  • 5 Reasons Associates Shouldn't Take A Job Just For Money

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    As a number of BigLaw firms increase salary scales for early-career attorneys, law students and lateral associates considering new job offers should weigh several key factors that may matter more than financial compensation, say Albert Tawil at Lateral Hub and Ruvin Levavi at Power Forward.

  • How Biotech Deals May Help Competition, Despite FTC View

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    The Federal Trade Commission's complaint against Sanofi's proposed partnership with Maze Therapeutics highlights increasing skepticism of so-called killer acquisitions, but a closer look reveals potentially legitimate reasons behind why entities might decide to delay or abandon the development of acquired products, say consultants at Analysis Group.

  • Series

    Playing Competitive Tennis Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My experience playing competitive tennis has highlighted why prioritizing exercise and stress relief, maintaining perspective under pressure, and supporting colleagues in pursuit of a common goal are all key aspects of championing a successful legal career, says Madhumita Datta at Lowenstein Sandler.

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    The Pop Culture Docket: Judge Djerassi On Super Bowl 52

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    Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Ramy Djerassi discusses how Super Bowl 52, in which the Philadelphia Eagles prevailed over the New England Patriots, provides an apt metaphor for alternative dispute resolution processes in commercial business cases.

  • Reverse Merger Tips For Biotechs After SEC's Recent Actions

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    Several recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission developments could limit the viability of reverse mergers for biotech companies, and will require additional creativity and analysis for private companies looking to go public, say attorneys at Orrick.

  • What R&W Insurance Access Means For Small-Cap M&A

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    As a slowdown in mergers and acquisitions has increased insurer appetite for underwriting small-cap transactions, buyers of small and midsize enterprises stand to benefit from easier access to representations and warranties insurance, which can add protection and reassurance for all parties involved in a deal, say Caroline Thee and Ewelina Mikocewicz at Taft Stettinius.

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