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June 12, 2025
5 Firms Guide $1.25B BioNTech, CureVac Oncology Deal
German biotech firm BioNTech SE said Thursday that it will acquire CureVac NV, a clinical-stage mRNA specialist, in an all-stock oncology-focused deal valuing it at about $1.25 billion and involving five legal advisers.聽
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June 12, 2025
Redfin Investor Seeks $450K In Fees In Merger Disclosure Suit
A Redfin investor asked a Washington federal judge to award $450,000 in legal fees to Monteverde & Associates PC and Wohl & Fruchter LLP, claiming his lawsuit was beneficial to shareholders despite the court's decision to deny his preliminary injunction request to postpone an investor vote.
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June 12, 2025
Chancery Tags AstraZeneca Unit For $180M 'Expectation' Loss
Rejecting calls for a $755 million award, a Delaware vice chancellor ruled late Wednesday that a biopharmaceutical company's shareholders are due $180.9 million in post-merger "expectation damages" plus interest after an AstraZeneca PLC unit's failure to reasonably pursue an acquired drug prospect.
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June 12, 2025
Latham, Paul Weiss Advise Auto Parts Cos. On $2.7B Deal
Latham-led Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. has agreed to acquire Paul Weiss-advised Dana Inc.'s off-highway unit for $2.7 billion, in a deal aimed at broadening Allison's global reach and strengthening its commercial portfolio.
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June 11, 2025
Wash. Panel Grills Worker Family On $5M Asbestos Win Basis
A Washington appellate panel seemed skeptical Wednesday that a family's $5.5 million win against an industrial manufacturer could stand when it never made the asbestos-containing equipment at issue in the product liability case, with one judge also remarking the company had raised a "hard argument" on appeal.
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June 11, 2025
Del. Justices Press Atty On Earnout Damage Bid Despite Miss
Delaware Supreme Court justices focused on the basics Wednesday during data management venture STX Business Solutions LLC's bid to revive a suit that was tossed by the Court of Chancery in October and accused a buyer of skipping a profitable deal to avoid paying an "earnout" bonus of up to $5.5 million.
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June 11, 2025
Verizon-Frontier Merger Gets Conn. Regulator's OK
Connecticut's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority on Wednesday approved the merger of debt-laden internet and telephone services provider Frontier Communications with a wholly owned subsidiary of Verizon, saying the latter has the financial and managerial stability plus the technical knowledge necessary to provide adequate and reliable service to customers.
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June 11, 2025
Chamber Looks To Keep Merger Notice Challenge In Texas
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups have urged a Texas federal court not to transfer their case challenging the Federal Trade Commission's new merger filing requirements, arguing that several members based in the state regularly report mergers to the agency.
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June 11, 2025
FCC Dem's Job Safe For Now As Agency Ranks Shrink
The Federal Communications Commission is running on a shoestring when it comes to high-level decisions, with only a Republican chair and Democrat left in charge after recent departures that have made the agency's chairman unable to move major initiatives.
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June 11, 2025
HPE Says DOJ Wants 'Unfair' Juniper Merger Trial Advantage
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has asked a California federal judge to evenly dole out time for the July trial challenging its planned $14 billion purchase of Juniper Networks Inc., arguing the U.S. Department of Justice wants to "tilt the playing field in its favor" with an uneven allocation.
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June 11, 2025
Stripe Buying Crypto Wallet Co. Privy Amid Expansion
Privy, a startup offering crypto wallet technology for developers, said Wednesday that it will be acquired by payments company Stripe and expects to close the transaction "in the coming weeks."
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June 11, 2025
Attys For Disney Streaming Customers Vie To Lead Settlement
Days after announcing that they've reached a settlement with Disney, live TV streaming customers are looking to appoint Yavar Bathaee from Bathaee Dunne LLP to serve as the lead counsel in their proposed antitrust class action against the company over ESPN carriage agreement fees.
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June 11, 2025
Vedder Price Boosts IP, Exec Compensation Teams In NY
Vedder Price PC has bulked up its New York office with the addition of an intellectual property attorney from Vinson & Elkins LLP and an executive compensation and employee benefits pro from Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP.
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June 11, 2025
Bain Capital Drops Nearly $1.3B Bid For Craneware
Less than a month after Bain Capital disclosed it was considering a potential buyout of Scottish healthcare software company Craneware, both parties confirmed Wednesday that a nearly $1.3 billion offer is off the table.聽
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June 11, 2025
Firms Plug $190M Into Luxury Hospitality Biz Cipriani
Private equity firm Beach Point Capital Management LP, advised by Sidley Austin LLP, and multistrategy investment manager Sparta Capital Management Ltd. on Wednesday announced that they have agreed to provide a $190 million financing loan to luxury hospitality company Cipriani, led by Paul Hastings LLP, to support its growth.
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June 11, 2025
Linklaters-Led WSP To Buy Ashurst-Led Ricardo For 拢281M
Canadian engineering consultant WSP said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Ricardo for approximately 拢281 million ($379 million) in a deal guided by Linklaters LLP and Ashurst LLP, as the British technology consultancy deals with growing pressure from shareholder Science Group.
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June 11, 2025
Assura Backs Sweetened 拢1.7B KKR, Stonepeak Offer
Healthcare property manager Assura said Wednesday that it has backed a sweetened 拢1.7 billion ($2.3 billion) final offer from U.S. private equity shops KKR and Stonepeak, ending a months-long bidding war with a British real estate investment trust.
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June 10, 2025
Chancery Sends Protein Co. Suit Toward Trial With Caution
A suit accusing company insiders and investors of exploiting their position to sell plant protein venture Nutriati Inc. to a major investor for an unfair price easily survived a Delaware Court of Chancery dismissal bid Tuesday, but with a court caution that litigation costs could outweigh the stakes.
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June 10, 2025
Electric Truck Co. Lordstown Wants Investors' Suit Tossed
Electric truck startup Lordstown Motors Corp. has asked an Ohio federal judge to dismiss consolidated class claims from investors alleging the company misrepresented its production capacity and demand, saying it made no misleading representations about pre-orders.
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June 10, 2025
9th Circ. Skeptical Oregon Hospital Merger Law Is Too Vague
A Ninth Circuit panel on Monday appeared skeptical of a hospital association's challenge to an Oregon law that grants a state agency broad power to block proposed healthcare consolidations to ensure equitable access to healthcare, with two of the three judges questioning whether federal law could limit the state's authority.
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June 10, 2025
EU Says OK To $3.1B Intelsat-SES Merger
Satellite titan SES SA's $3.1 billion plan to buy rival satellite operator Intelsat Holdings has won the approval of the European Commission, which has waved the merger through with no conditions.
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June 10, 2025
Healthcare, Tech-Focused SPAC Prices $220M IPO
Special purpose acquisition company Blue Water Acquisition Corp. III began trading on the Nasdaq on Tuesday after pricing its $220 million initial public offering.
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June 10, 2025
Match.com Settles Reverse Spinoff Suit For $30M In Del.
A mediator-recommended, $30 million settlement proposal has tentatively ended a five-year Delaware Court of Chancery stockholder challenge to the fairness of Match.com's 2019 reverse spinoff from the Barry Diller-controlled IAC/Interactive.
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June 10, 2025
Most M&A Dealmakers Are Targeting AI Acquisitions
Corporate and private equity dealmakers are rapidly integrating artificial intelligence into their mergers and acquisitions strategies, with 51% having acquired an AI business and 46% planning to do so soon, according to a new Norton Rose Fulbright report.
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June 10, 2025
Cloud Biz SoftwareOne To Close $1.4B Buy Of IT Consultancy
SoftwareOne said Tuesday that it has fulfilled all the closing conditions of its voluntary takeover of Crayon Group, as the聽Swiss cloud technology company nears completion of the deal worth an estimated $1.4 billion.
Expert Analysis
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Opinion
How The Onion Could Still Buy InfoWars
While a Texas bankruptcy judge nixed the sale of InfoWars to The Onion on Tuesday, a slight tweak to the novel mechanism proposed could make the sale approvable, says Christopher Hampson at the University of Florida.
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Series
Group Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The combination of physical fitness and community connection derived from running with a group of business leaders has, among other things, helped me to stay grounded, improve my communication skills, and develop a deeper empathy for clients and colleagues, says Jessica Shpall Rosen聽at聽Greenwald Doherty.
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How White Collar Defense Attys Can Use Summary Witnesses
Few criminal defense attorneys have successfully utilized summary witnesses in the past, but several recent success stories show that it can be a worthwhile trial tactic to help juries understand the complex decision-making at issue, says Jonathan Porter at Husch Blackwell.
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Opinion
6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A Law School
Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner identifies several key issues plaguing law schools and discusses potential solutions, such as opting out of the rankings game and mandating courses in basic writing skills.
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Predictions For Trump Antitrust Enforcement Of Life Sciences
Key life sciences antitrust issues of the past two administrations may indicate the direction of enforcement during President-elect Donald Trump's second term, including in areas such as drug prices, killer acquisitions and merger remedies, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.
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Firms Still Have The Edge In Lateral Hiring, But Buyer Beware
Partner mobility data suggests that the third quarter of this year continued to be a buyer鈥檚 market, with the average candidate demanding less compensation for a larger book of business 鈥 but moving into the fourth quarter, firms should slow down their hiring process to minimize risks, say officers at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.
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Preparing For The New Restrictions On Investment Into China
In light of a new regulatory program governing U.S. investments in China-related technology companies of national security concern, investors should keep several considerations in mind, including the rules' effect on existing and new investments, compliance hurdles, and penalties for noncompliance ahead of the rules' January implementation, say attorneys at Gunderson Dettmer.
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Lights, Camera, Real Estate: Preparing For Film Facility M&A
As the entertainment industry struggles to recover from multiple strikes and a decline in production, certain aspects of selling or acquiring production facilities may become important to consider, as these assets are valued very differently from typical commercial real estate properties, say attorneys at Olshan Frome.
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Think Like A Lawyer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out
In contrast to some cases that appear complex due to voluminous evidence or esoteric subject matter, a different kind of complexity involves tangled legal and factual questions, each with a range of possible outcomes, which require a 鈥渟liding scale鈥 approach instead of syllogistic reasoning, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Back To The Future? Antitrust Enforcement Under Trump 2.0
While the transition to the second Trump administration's antitrust policy should be accompanied by less uncertainty, we're unlikely to get a full sense of the true focus and tenor of competition enforcement under Trump 2.0 before late next year, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
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Think Like A Lawyer: Note 3 Simple Types Of Legal Complexity
Cases can appear complex for several reasons 鈥 due to the number of issues, the volume of factual and evidentiary sources, and the sophistication of those sources 鈥 but the same basic technique can help lawyers tame their arguments into a simple and persuasive message, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Antitrust in Retail: Handbag Ruling Won't Go Out Of Fashion
Although a New York federal court鈥檚 recent decision to enjoin a proposed $8.5 billion merger between the owners of Michael Kors and Coach applied noncontroversial antitrust interpretations, several notable aspects of the opinion stand out as likely candidates for further discussion in future merger litigation, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
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Series
Gardening Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Beyond its practical and therapeutic benefits, gardening has bolstered important attributes that also apply to my litigation practice, including persistence, patience, grit and authenticity, says Christopher Viceconte at Gibbons.
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Takeaways From DOJ's Intervention On Pricing Algorithm Use
A recent U.S. Justice Department amicus brief arguing that a Nevada federal judge wrongly focused on the nonbinding aspect of software company Cendyn Group's pricing algorithm underscores the growing challenge of determining when, if ever, pricing algorithms are legal, say attorneys at Rule Garza.
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Equitable Mootness Insights From Greenlit Ch. 11 Plan Appeal
A Texas federal court recently allowed a challenge to ConvergeOne's Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan to proceed because it wouldn't disrupt the IT company's confirmed plan or harm creditors, reinforcing the importance of judicial restraint in applying equitable mootness where limited relief is possible, say attorneys at Parkins & Rubio.