/mergersacquisitions?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Mergers & Acquisitions Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Wed, 25 Jun 2025 21:41:02 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2357367?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2357367 Los Angeles Lakers minority owner Mark Walter unveiled his bid to assume control of the team Wednesday, enlisting Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP to guide acquisition of the team, with ArentFox Schiff LLP representing the Lakers. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 20:25:34 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2357344?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2357344 Minovia Therapeutics Ltd., an Israeli startup developing treatments for age-related decline, plans to go public in the U.S. at a $180 million valuation by merging with special purpose acquisition company Launch One Acquisition Corp., both parties announced Wednesday. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 19:04:37 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2357612?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2357612 T-Mobile's plan to take over most of UScellular's wireless operations in a $4.4 billion deal cleared a regulatory hurdle with approval from the federal group that vets telecom mergers for security concerns. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:41:19 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2357532?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2357532 European competition enforcers said Wednesday they are investigating snack food and candy giant Mars Inc.'s planned $35.9 billion purchase of Cheez-It and Pringles maker Kellanova over concerns the combined company would have too much negotiating power with retailers. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:53:28 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2356719?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2356719 Dueling fraud claims have gone to Delaware's chancellor for judgment, following post-trial arguments in litigation that began with principals of e-payment facilitator SwervePay accusing the company's buyers of overstating — by tens of billions — payment volumes that would generate post-sale earnouts under a proposed 2020 acquisition. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:28:38 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2357070?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2357070 O'Melveny & Meyers LLP has launched a special credit and liability management group, announcing the move Tuesday as a reflection of "growing client demand for integrated, end-to-end support across the credit cycle, particularly as capital solutions become increasingly complex and bespoke." Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:07:40 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2357372?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2357372 Spirit Airlines LLC has filed a complaint with federal transportation regulators contending that a recently announced partnership between United Airlines and JetBlue raises issues similar to an alliance between American and JetBlue that was blocked over competition concerns. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:55:43 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2357349?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2357349 NBA team owners have unanimously approved the $1.5 billion sale of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx to former limited partners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez, a deal they first reached in 2021. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:48:52 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2357553?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2357553 Norton Rose Fulbright announced Wednesday that it has added an energy-centered corporate, mergers and acquisitions and securities partner in Houston who joined from Latham & Watkins LLP. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:11:12 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2357278?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2357278 Bain Capital Real Estate and 11North Partners announced Wednesday that they have acquired three open-air retail centers in Oklahoma City for approximately $212 million, in a move that underscores growing institutional interest in high-performing retail despite shifting consumer habits and lingering inflation. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:33:07 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2357333?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2357333 A pair of technology-focused special-purpose acquisition companies debuted on Wednesday after pricing two initial public offerings that raised $408 million combined, joining a wave of new SPAC listings, under guidance from five law firms. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:25:23 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2348925?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2348925 Law schools don’t spend sufficient time dispelling certain myths that prevent young lawyers from exploring new business opportunities, but by dismissing these misguided beliefs, even an introverted first-year associate with a small network of contacts can find long-term success, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:56:36 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2357357?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2357357 Xero Ltd. has agreed to acquire New York-based payments platform Melio for $2.5 billion, plus up to $500 million in contingent payments, as the New Zealand-based company looks to deepen its North American presence. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:05:09 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2356182?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2356182 Latham & Watkins LLP has added an attorney from Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz to bolster its mergers and acquisitions and private equity practice and capacity to handle various types of transactions globally. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:30:30 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2354445?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2354445 Latham & Watkins LLP on Wednesday announced the addition of a new D.C.-based antitrust partner with the hiring of Andrew Forman, a former deputy assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division who is rejoining private practice after three years of helping lead civil competition enforcement. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:17:44 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2356926?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2356926 Nielsen Holdings Ltd. won a temporary restraining order in Delaware's Court of Chancery Tuesday blocking a spun-off consumer intelligence venture from denying access to data used by Nielsen and another company that it intends to sell to the dissenting spinoff's competitor. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:13:04 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2356830?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2356830 Shareholders of the social media company formerly known as Twitter have asked a New York federal judge to certify their proposed class in a suit accusing Elon Musk of failing to timely disclose his purchase of company stock back when it was publicly traded. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:58:46 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2356800?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2356800 A directors and officers liability insurer had a duty to defend and indemnify a venture capital investor in a now-resolved lawsuit over the sale of a company immediately after a merger, a California federal court ruled, finding a dilution-of-shares exception in an exclusion applicable. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:15:04 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2356426?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2356426 Vinson & Elkins LLP has brought on three new partners to strengthen its investment management and finance practices. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:52:31 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2348864?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2348864 In Walker v. FRP Investors, the Delaware Court of Chancery recently held that the general partner of a limited partnership breached its obligations when determining the threshold value of newly issued incentive units, highlighting the court's willingness to reconstruct what a reasonable determination of value by a general partner should have been, say attorneys at Fried Frank.