Mergers & Acquisitions

  • November 26, 2024

    Workers Say Kroger-Albertsons No-Poach Deal Hurt Wages

    A Colorado grocery store employee has filed a putative class action accusing Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. Inc. of scheming to suppress workers' wages, alleging in a state court complaint that the grocers entered into an illegal "no-poach" agreement during a 2022 strike.

  • November 26, 2024

    HCA Hospital Sale On Hold Amid Antitrust Concerns

    An Indiana healthcare system has withdrawn its application with the state health department for a planned purchase of a hospital from HCA Healthcare following concerns from the Federal Trade Commission, saying it needs more time to rework the application.

  • November 26, 2024

    GTCR Plugs $1.33B Into Software Testing Biz Tricentis

    Software testing and engineering company Tricentis, advised by Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, on Tuesday revealed that it has reached an enterprise value of $4.5 billion following a $1.33 billion investment from Kirkland & Ellis LLP-led private equity giant GTCR.

  • November 26, 2024

    Pa. Nursing Home Eying Sale Seeks Fraud Sentencing Delay

    The parent company for a troubled Western Pennsylvania nursing home asked a federal court to postpone a sentencing for defrauding state and federal healthcare programs so the company can keep trying to sell the facility, or at least relocate its residents over a longer period of time.

  • November 26, 2024

    Streaming Biz Brightcove Sold In $233M Go-Private Deal

    Streaming technology company Brightcove Inc., advised by Goodwin Procter LLP, has agreed to go private and be bought by Latham & Watkins LLP-led software company Bending Spoons in an all-cash deal valued at around $233 million.

  • November 26, 2024

    Sidley-Steered Roche To Buy Biopharma Biz For Up To $1.5B

    Swiss multinational Roche said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Poseida Therapeutics, a U.S. genetic engineering company, for up to $1.5 billion in cash to bolster the healthcare giant's range of blood cancer therapies.

  • November 25, 2024

    Judge Eyes Dec. Hearing To Sort Out Onion's Bid For Infowars

    A Texas judge asked the Chapter 7 trustee in right-wing fabulist Alex Jones' bankruptcy to preserve the status quo until a sale hearing sometime in December that will determine whether the parent company of satirical news publisher The Onion was correctly chosen as the winning bidder in the auction for Jones' Infowars program.

  • November 25, 2024

    Lampert, Sears Stockholders Set Appraisal Share Faceoff

    Delaware's Court of Chancery has teed up an argument on how to handle class member claims of former Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores Inc. stockholders whose share appraisal demand was torpedoed by the company's bankruptcy in 2022.

  • November 25, 2024

    Microsoft-Activision Atty Snubs $15M Class Fee In Del. Suit

    An attorney for Microsoft Corp. and Activision Blizzard Inc. on Monday downplayed the benefits from an ongoing stockholder suit seeking $15 million for mid-case fixes to the two companies' $68.7 billion merger, saying the action's modest advantages should be weighed more as disclosure matters than a deal rescue.

  • November 25, 2024

    Greenberg Traurig Grows In Middle East With 2 From Clyde

    Greenberg Traurig LLP said Monday that it is expanding its coverage in the Middle East with the addition of an international arbitration and litigation lawyer as well as a corporate lawyer with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, who were both hired away from Clyde & Co. LLP.

  • November 25, 2024

    Judge Bemoans 'Chaotic' Contracts In Jack Nicklaus IP Case

    The New York state judge presiding over golf legend Jack Nicklaus' intellectual property lawsuit on Monday signaled he may not be able to untangle a set of contradictory contracts, which could lead to a trial over who can use the "Golden Bear's" name and likeness.

  • November 25, 2024

    Spirit's Cayman Units To Hit Ch. 11 As Airline Eyes Swift Reorg

    Four Spirit Airlines subsidiaries in the Cayman Islands were expected to file for bankruptcy protection Monday and ask a New York federal court to join the company's main Chapter 11 case, a move that Spirit says will help keep the debtor on course to confirm a reorganization plan.

  • November 25, 2024

    FTC's Antitrust Case Against Meta Gets April Trial Date

    A D.C. federal court has set an April 14 trial date for the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust case accusing Meta of monopolizing personal social networking through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.

  • November 25, 2024

    Hedge Fund-Backed SPAC Returns To Market With 3rd IPO

    Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. III, the third special purpose acquisition company affiliated with executives of hedge fund Kingwood Capital Management, filed plans on Monday for a $220 million initial public offering, guided by three law firms.

  • November 25, 2024

    Kirkland, Milbank Shape $3.5B Blackstone-EQT Corp. JV

    EQT Corp., led by Kirkland & Ellis, will form a $3.5 billion joint venture with Blackstone Credit & Insurance to take over ownership of the Mountain Valley Pipeline and other midstream assets that EQT got in its re-acquisition of Equitrans Midstream, the partners announced Monday.

  • November 25, 2024

    Trump 2.0 Expected To Maintain Tech Antitrust Cases

    President-elect Donald Trump has promised dramatic changes with his pending second term, but antitrust practitioners are anticipating a return to normal after four years of an aggressive Biden administration that's seemed skeptical of big business on the whole, though they also don't expect enforcement to be lax.

  • November 25, 2024

    3 Firms Guide $11.5B Building Materials Co. Buyout

    Summit Materials Inc. announced Monday that it has reached an agreement to be bought out by rival Quikrete Holdings Inc. that sees the construction materials company valued at $11.5 billion, in a deal guided by Davis Polk, Troutman Pepper and Covington.

  • November 25, 2024

    5 Firms Build CA$12.1B Take-Private Of CI Financial

    Canada-based asset and wealth management company CI Financial Corp. on Monday announced that it has agreed to go private through an acquisition by Mubadala Capital that boasts an enterprise value of roughly CA$12.1 billion ($8.7 billion) and was built by five law firms.

  • November 25, 2024

    Italy's UniCredit Makes €10B Offer For Rival Banco BPM

    UniCredit SpA said Monday that it has offered to buy rival Italian lender Banco BPM SpA for €10 billion ($10.5 billion) in an all-share deal, with the aim of creating a pan-European banking giant.

  • November 25, 2024

    Latham, Jones Day Lead Anglo American's $3.8B Oz Biz Sale

    Anglo American PLC said Monday that it will sell its remaining steel-making coal mines in Australia for up to $3.78 billion in cash to Peabody Energy, a U.S. miner, as it presses ahead with a corporate restructuring plan to reward shareholders.

  • November 22, 2024

    Private Cos. Seek Pre-IPO Share Sales Amid Liquidity Crunch

    Following a dearth of initial public offerings in recent years, more private companies are arranging secondary-share sales to help employees and early investors pare down equity stakes without waiting for a public listing, a trend capital markets attorneys expect will continue for the foreseeable future, even if IPOs rebound.

  • November 22, 2024

    Capital One 'Abuses' Cast Pall Over Discover Deal, Dems Say

    As the Biden administration winds down with Capital One's bid to buy Discover Financial still pending, progressive Democrats led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are putting renewed pressure on federal bank regulators reviewing the deal.

  • November 22, 2024

    Chinese EV Maker's European Unit Eyes $410M SPAC Merger

    Hudson Acquisition I Corp. and Aiways Automobile Europe GmbH said Friday they have inked an agreement to go public through a SPAC merger, with the electric vehicle maker achieving a $410 million pre-merger equity valuation. 

  • November 22, 2024

    Class Attys Ask Court For 28% Of $2.2M Bowling Settlement

    Class attorneys in the now-settled legal fight over Bowl America's merger with Bowlero Corp. are requesting fees representing 28% of the proposed $2.2 million deal to end the litigation, which is nearing final approval.

  • November 22, 2024

    Avante Health Parent Cleared To Sell For $72.5M In Ch. 11

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Friday approved the $72.5 million sale of Jordan Health, the corporate parent of medical equipment company Avante Health, to an affiliate of Staple Street Capital after the debtor reached a settlement with unsecured creditors.

Expert Analysis

  • Unpacking The Circuit Split Over A Federal Atty Fee Rule

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    Federal circuit courts that have addressed Rule 41(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are split as to whether attorney fees are included as part of the costs of a previously dismissed action, so practitioners aiming to recover or avoid fees should tailor arguments to the appropriate court, says Joseph Myles and Lionel Lavenue at Finnegan.

  • 6 Tips For Maximizing After-Tax Returns In Private M&A Deals

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    With potential tax legislation likely to spur a surge in private business sales, sellers can make the most of after-tax proceeds with strategies that include price allocation and qualified investment options, say Isaac Grossman and Daniel Studin at Morrison Cohen.

  • After A Brief Hiccup, The 'Rocket Docket' Soars Back To No. 1

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    The Eastern District of Virginia’s precipitous 2022 fall from its storied rocket docket status appears to have been a temporary aberration, as recent statistics reveal that the court is once again back on top as the fastest federal civil trial court in the nation, says Robert Tata at Hunton.

  • The Current State Of Healthcare Transaction Reviews In Calif.

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    As of April, certain healthcare transactions in California have been subject to additional notification compliance requirements, and complying with these new rules could significantly delay and discourage some deals, says Andrew Demetriou at Husch Blackwell.

  • Big Banks Face Potential Broader Recovery Plan Rules

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    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's recent call for potentially subjecting more banks to recovery planning standards would represent a significant expansion of the scope of the recovery guidelines, and banks that would be affected should assess whether they’re prepared, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Practical Private Equity Lessons From 2 Delaware Deals

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    A pair of Delaware Chancery Court cases remind private equity sponsors that specificity is crucial through the lens of deal certainty, particularly around closing conditions and agreement sections of acquisition agreements, say Robert Rizzo and Larissa Lucas at Weil Gotshal and William Lafferty at Morris Nichols.

  • Recruitment Trends In Emerging Law Firm Frontiers

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    BigLaw firms are facing local recruitment challenges as they increasingly establish offices in cities outside of the major legal hubs, requiring them to weigh various strategies for attracting talent that present different risks and benefits, says Tom Hanlon at Buchanan Law.

  • 4 Tips For Drafting Earnouts To Avoid Disputes

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    Amid slowed merger and acquisition activity, buyers and sellers are increasingly turning to earnout provisions to get deals done, but these must be carefully drafted to avoid interpretative differences that can lead to later disputes, say attorneys at Cooley.

  • Series

    Glassblowing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    I never expected that glassblowing would strongly influence my work as an attorney, but it has taught me the importance of building a solid foundation for your work, learning from others and committing to a lifetime of practice, says Margaret House at Kalijarvi Chuzi.

  • Opinion

    Paid Noncompetes Offer A Better Solution Than FTC's Ban

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    A better alternative to the Federal Trade Commission's recent and widely contested noncompete ban would be a nationwide bright-line rule requiring employers to pay employees during the noncompete period, says Steven Kayman at Rottenberg Lipman.

  • How Associates Can Build A Professional Image

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    As hybrid work arrangements become the norm in the legal industry, early-career attorneys must be proactive in building and maintaining a professional presence in both physical and digital settings, ensuring that their image aligns with their long-term career goals, say Lana Manganiello at Equinox Strategy Partners and Estelle Winsett at Estelle Winsett Professional Image Consulting.

  • 5 Steps To Navigating State Laws On Healthcare Transactions

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    As more states pass legislation requiring healthcare-transaction notice, private equity investors and other deal parties should evaluate the new laws and consider ways to mitigate their effects, say Carol Loepere and Nicole Aiken-Shaban at Reed Smith.

  • Firms Must Rethink How They Train New Lawyers In AI Age

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    As law firms begin to use generative artificial intelligence to complete lower-level legal tasks, they’ll need to consider new ways to train summer associates and early-career attorneys, keeping in mind the five stages of skill acquisition, says Liisa Thomas at Sheppard Mullin.

  • Inside Antitrust Agencies' Rollup And Serial Acquisition Moves

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    The recent request for public comments on serial acquisitions and rollup strategies from the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Justice Department mark the antitrust agencies' continued focus on actions that fall below premerger reporting thresholds, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Always Be Closing

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    When a lawyer presents their case with the right propulsive structure throughout trial, there is little need for further argument after the close of evidence — and in fact, rehashing it all may test jurors’ patience — so attorneys should consider other strategies for closing arguments, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

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