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June 16, 2025
Live Nation Arbitration Firm Defends Its 'Flexible' Approach
Live Nation's chosen arbitration firm is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the concert giant's bid to force concertgoers into arbitration, arguing its procedures are fair, and it was wrongly dinged for what the Ninth Circuit called "internally inconsistent, poorly drafted" arbitration rules.
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June 16, 2025
Abu Dhabi Oil Unit, Carlyle Offer To Buy Santos In $18.7B Deal
Global energy company Santos Ltd., advised by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, on Monday confirmed that it received a roughly $18.7 billion non-binding takeover offer from a consortium led by a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.
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June 16, 2025
Crypto Platform Tron Eyes Public Listing Via Reverse Merger
China-based cryptocurrency platform Tron plans to go public through a reverse merger with Nasdaq-listed toy manufacturer SRM Entertainment Inc., both parties announced on Monday, supported by a $100 million investment arranged by a bank linked to President Donald Trump's family.
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June 16, 2025
Saul Ewing-Led Supernus Inks Up To $795M Brain Health Deal
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, represented by Saul Ewing LLP, said Monday it will acquire Kirkland-advised Sage Therapeutics in a transaction worth as much as $795 million, strengthening Supernus' position in treating neuropsychiatric conditions and expanding its central nervous system health portfolio.
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June 16, 2025
X Workers Say Musk Personally Liable In Severance Spat
Elon Musk should be held personally liable for workers' unpaid severance benefits claims, the former X Corp. employees told a Delaware federal court, saying he retained so much control over the social media company that the company alone cannot be at fault.
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June 16, 2025
Biz Seller Seeks Atty Fees After Win In 'Frivolous' Fraud Case
The former owner of a North Carolina concrete company is seeking attorney fees after defeating a buyer's fraud suit in a rare midtrial victory, saying her opponent should have to cover her legal costs for bringing claims to trial that were both "frivolous" and "malicious."
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June 16, 2025
Proskauer Continues M&A Growth With Ex-Paul Weiss Atty
Proskauer Rose LLPÂ announced Monday that a former Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP counsel focused on private company mergers, take-private transactions and cross-border acquisitions has joined the firm as a partner.
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June 16, 2025
Weil Guides PE-Backed 365 Retail On $848M Cantaloupe Buy
Michigan-based 365 Retail Markets, a provider of self-checkout retail technology and a portfolio company of Providence Equity Partners LLC, announced Monday it will acquire Pennsylvania-based Cantaloupe Inc. in an all-cash deal valued at about $848 million.
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June 16, 2025
Covington-Led Eaton Nabs Ultra PCS In $1.55B Deal
Covington & Burling LLP-advised power management company Eaton on Monday unveiled plans to buy Ultra PCS Ltd. from the Cobham Ultra Group, advised by Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, in a $1.55 billion deal.
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June 16, 2025
Latham Guides Hunter Point's £1.3B Deal For Equitix Stake
U.S. investment firm Hunter Point Capital will buy a 16.1% stake in London-based investor Equitix in a deal that values it at £1.3 billion ($1.8 billion), majority owner Tetragon Financial Group Ltd. said Monday.
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June 16, 2025
Assura Weighs PHP Concessions As Bidding War Continues
National Health Service landlord Assura said Monday that it is weighing a £1.7 billion ($2.3 billion) offer from Primary Health Properties, after the investment trust added concessions to its undertaking in an intensification of a bidding war against KKR and Stonepeak.
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June 13, 2025
Trump Clears US Steel Merger With Japan's Nippon
President Donald Trump has approved the long-delayed deal between U.S. Steel and Japan's Nippon Steel, the companies said Friday, following a protracted, 18-month saga that included a block of the transaction by President Joe Biden.
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June 13, 2025
DOJ Says Google Still Won't Turn Over Ad Tech Breakup Docs
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday told the Virginia federal court overseeing its ad tech monopolization case against Google that the search giant is still withholding documents analyzing a potential breakup of its ad tech business despite an order last month requiring it to produce the material.Â
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June 13, 2025
More Aspen Tech Stockholders Pile In For Del. Mega-Appraisal
A new Aspen Technology Inc. stockholder group launched a team demand Friday for Delaware Court of Chancery appraisal of their shares prior to the company's $265 per share, $7.2 billion minority stake acquisition by Emerson Electric Co., with other suits and related actions still pending.
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June 13, 2025
Fund Manager Reindicted In $4M Insider Trading Case
Federal prosecutors on Friday revived a $4 million insider trading case against a former Miami asset manager who previously dodged charges after a key witness backed out of testifying against him in 2022.
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June 13, 2025
Wabtec Gets Caterpillar Unit's Antitrust Claims Tossed
A Delaware federal judge has dismissed Caterpillar subsidiary Progress Rail's antitrust claims over rail giant Wabtec's 2019 merger with General Electric's transportation unit but refused to dismiss breach of contract and other claims.
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June 13, 2025
ENGlobal OK'd For Ch. 11 Sale And Wind Down Plan
Engineering firm ENGlobal Corp. on Friday confirmed a Chapter 11 plan to wind down following the sale of its business just over three months after it filed for bankruptcy in Texas.
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June 13, 2025
PE Firm Caused Policyholder To Overpay, R&W Insurer Says
A representations and warranties insurer accused a private equity firm in Delaware Chancery Court of causing its policyholder to pay too much in its $140 million acquisition of a construction equipment manufacturer, arguing the firm must reimburse the insurer for its $12 million coverage payment.
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June 13, 2025
Nelson Mullins Adds Smith Gambrell's Korea Leader In LA
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has hired the former leader of Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP's Korea practice to bolster its corporate, mergers and acquisitions, entertainment transaction, and other services.
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June 13, 2025
Jefferson Capital Targets $1B Valuation With $160M IPO
Private equity-backed consumer debt purchaser and collector Jefferson Capital on Friday laid out the terms for its planned initial public offering that would target a valuation of up to approximately $1 billion.
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June 13, 2025
AstraZeneca Inks Up To $5.3B AI Drug Deal With Chinese Firm
AstraZeneca said Friday it has entered into a strategic artificial intelligence-driven research partnership with China's CSPC Pharmaceutical Group in a deal worth as much as $5.3 billion, expanding the British drugmaker's commitments in the country following a shakeup of the company's local leadership.
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June 13, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Latham, Paul Weiss
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Brown & Brown Inc. buys Accession Risk Management Group Inc., Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. acquires Dana Inc.'s off-highway unit, Qualcomm Inc. buys Alphawave IP, and Warner Bros. Discovery announced it will split into two publicly traded companies.
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June 13, 2025
SharpLink Gaming Buys Ether Cryptocurrency Sum For $463M
Online performance marketing company SharpLink Gaming, advised by Thompson Hine LLP, announced on Friday that it has bought 176,270.69 of ether cryptocurrency for $463 million, a transaction that the company says cements it as the largest publicly traded holder of ether in the world.
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June 13, 2025
Jones Day-Led PE Firm Bids £186.7M For Engineer Renold
MPE Partners, a private equity firm, said Friday it had agreed to acquire Renold PLC, a British industrial chains maker, for approximately £186.7 million ($254 million), in a deal guided by Jones Day and Eversheds Sutherland.
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June 13, 2025
BCLP-Led Canadian Miner Bids $1.25B For Rival Adriatic
Canadian gold miner Dundee Precious Metals said Friday that it has agreed to acquire British rival Adriatic Metals for approximately $1.25 billion to expand its operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Expert Analysis
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FTC Picks Augur Pro-Business Bent For Much Of Economy
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.
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Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation
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.
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Opinion
3 New Year's Resolutions For Antitrust Agencies To Consider
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.
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FTC Focus: A Changing Of The Guard
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.
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8 Trends And Predictions Following PE's Late 2024 Surge
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.
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Series
Playing Esports Makes Me A Better Lawyer
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.
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An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025
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.
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What To Watch For In The 2025 Benefits Landscape
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.
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5 Antitrust Issues For In-House Counsel In 2025
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.
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2024 Election Results May Prove Fortuitous For Family Offices
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.
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Series
Fixing Up Cars Makes Me A Better Lawyer
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.
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Advancing Storage-Integrated Power Generation In Turkey
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.
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Making The Pitch To Grow Your Company's Legal Team
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.
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The Story Of 2024's Biggest Bank Regs, And Their Fate In 2025
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.
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Considering European-Style Lockboxes For US M&A In 2025
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.