/mergersacquisitions?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Mergers & Acquisitions Copyright 2025 saąúĽĘ´«Ă˝. en-US Fri, 22 Aug 2025 22:54:01 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2380347?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2380347 Intel Corp. announced Friday that it has reached an agreement with the Trump administration for the U.S. government to acquire a 10% stake in its business in exchange for $8.9 billion in previously awarded grants, a move the company says will help it expand the American semiconductor industry. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 20:09:19 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2380204?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2380204 Three telecom groups are not pleased with the FCC's decision to delegate to an agency bureau the responsibility of approving the license transfers T-Mobile needed to complete its $4.4 billion acquisition of UScellular wireless operations, calling it an "error of law." Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:01:43 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2380106?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2380106 DLA Piper has added a longtime Goodwin Procter LLP partner to its emerging growth and venture capital practice in New York, the firm announced. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 15:47:27 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2380137?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2380137 Brazilian software provider Starian on Friday revealed that it has secured more than $115 million in strategic funding from investing giant General Atlantic. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 14:46:58 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2378179?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2378179 The Seventh Circuit’s recent decision in Pable v. Chicago Transit Authority, affirming the dismissal of an ex-employee’s retaliation claims, highlights the importance of properly handling the preservation of ephemeral messages and clarifies key sanctions issues, says Philip Favro at Favro Law. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 14:33:43 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2380133?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2380133 In this week's Taxation With Representation, private equity firm Thoma Bravo buys human resources software provider Dayforce Inc. in a take-private deal, Lowe's buys Foundation Building Materials, Nexstar Media Group Inc. acquires fellow media company Tegna Inc., and Soho House & Co. Inc. inks a take-private deal with hotel operator MCR. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 12:08:34 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2379986?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2379986 Cenovus Energy said Friday it will buy rival Canadian oil sands producer MEG Energy in a cash-and-stock deal valued at CA$7.9 billion ($5.7 billion), including debt, as it looks to consolidate operations in the Christina Lake region of northeast Alberta and beats out a competing bid from Strathcona Resources. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:54:20 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2380010?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2380010 AA Mission Acquisition Corp. II, a special purpose acquisition company targeting the food and beverage industry, filed plans with U.S. regulators to raise up to $100 million in its initial public offering. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 08:55:14 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2379976?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2379976 Britain's antitrust authority said Friday that it has launched a formal investigation into the proposed merger of Getty Images and Shutterstock, which would create a $3.7 billion visual content company, to decide whether it will harm competition in U.K. markets. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 08:45:16 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2379940?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2379940 Air Liquide said Friday it has agreed to buy South Korean rival DIG Airgas from funds managed by Macquarie for an enterprise value of €2.85 billion ($3.31 billion) as the French company seeks to bolster its presence in the Asian market. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 21:43:19 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2379898?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2379898 Passengers who launched an antitrust challenge to the since-scrapped JetBlue-Spirit Airlines merger are not eligible to collect up to $34 million in legal fees, the First Circuit ruled Thursday, finding that because the deal was blocked in a parallel government case, the passengers are not actually the prevailing parties. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 21:23:57 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2379907?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2379907 A multi-court string of settlements has produced a $33.75 million proposed payout for stockholders who alleged in direct and derivative state and federal actions that they were misled in deals that took electric vehicle maker Nikola Corp. public. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 20:39:32 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2379589?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2379589 The U.S. Department of Justice has prematurely ended a waiting period that prevented Home Depot's $5.5 billion acquisition of building products distributor GMS Inc. from closing, a day before the home improvement retailer's Friday cash tender offer expiration date, Home Depot announced on Thursday. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:55:55 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2368593?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2368593 The National Transportation Safety Board's recently released report on the 2024 door plug blowout on board a Boeing 737 Max airliner helps illuminate how a company's strategic mistakes can lead to flawed decision-making and supply chain oversight failures, ultimately increasing regulatory and legal exposure, says Alan Hoffman, a retired attorney and aviation expert. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:58:53 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2379568?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2379568 International Paper Co. has agreed to sell its global cellulose fiber business to private equity firm American Industrial Partners for $1.5 billion, part of a broader effort to focus on sustainable packaging solutions, in a deal steered by five law firms, the companies said on Thursday. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:54:07 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2375793?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2375793 The U.S. Justice Department's approval of HPE's $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks shows that a merger that significantly enhances innovation and competitiveness may serve consumer and national interests despite marginally increasing industry concentration, says John Reeves at Reeves Law. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:52:21 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2379612?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2379612 Private equity giant Blackstone, advised by Vinson & Elkins LLP, on Thursday unveiled plans to buy electrical equipment services company Shermco from middle-market private equity shop Gryphon Investors, both advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, in a $1.6 billion deal. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:23:52 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2376951?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2376951 A recent White House order forcing a Chinese company to divest its 2020 acquisition of a U.S. audiovisual supplier demonstrates the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States’ growing power to sink foreign transactions over national security concerns — and the enormous risks to U.S. companies from such reviews, say attorneys at Bass Berry. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 15:42:28 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2379526?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2379526 Private equity firm KKR is said to be dominating in a bidding war for Nissan Motor's headquarters in Japan, Jared Kushner's private equity firm is rumored to have taken a minority stake in British bank OakNorth, and railroad giant CSX is reportedly facing pressure from activist investment firms to pursue a merger. Here, Law360 breaks down these and other deal rumors from the past week. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 14:03:02 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2379302?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2379302 The former leader of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition unit dedicated to reviewing mergers and acquisitions is joining the antitrust team at Alston & Bird LLP's Washington, D.C., office, the firm announced Wednesday.