The New M&A Rules That Would Delay Million-Dollar Deals June 29, 2023 By Leah Nylen The US antitrust agencies are requiring firms to turn over much more information about their transactions than before in an...
Tesla’s $2.6 Billion SolarCity Buyout Ruled Fair as Dismissal of Shareholder Suit Upheld June 7, 2023 By Chris Dolmetsch esla Inc.’s $2.6 billion acquisition of SolarCity in 2016 was “entirely fair” to shareholders, Delaware’s top court ruled, upholding the...
Bayer Defeats Merck in Lawsuit Over Talc Liabilities April 4, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel A Delaware judge on Monday dismissed Merck & Co’s lawsuit seeking to hold Bayer AG responsible for more talc-related liabilities...
Biden’s Antitrust Push Across Agencies Is Working to Block Deals March 17, 2023 By Leah Nylen The Biden administration’s strategy of leaning on industry regulators to block deals that might be tricky for the Justice Department...
Demand for Transactional Risk Coverage Remained Strong in 2022: Marsh March 10, 2023 By Jahna Jacobson Transactional risk insurance continued its rise in popularity in 2022 to become a global, mainstream feature on mergers and acquisitions...
JetBlue’s $3.8 Billion Spirit Deal Challenged in DOJ Antitrust Suit March 7, 2023 By Leah Nylen and Mary Schlangenstein The US Justice Department challenged JetBlue Airways Corp.’s $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines Inc. Tuesday, filing an antitrust lawsuit...
Paramount Global Settles Shareholder Suit for $122.5 Million March 6, 2023 By Jef Feeley Paramount Global settled an investor lawsuit tied to the controversial 2019 merger of CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. that created...
Judge Approves $11M Fund to Settle Suit Against Zywave January 9, 2023 A federal judge last week approved an $11 million deal to end a proposed class action lawsuit against insurance technology...
Albertsons, Kroger CEOs to Defend $25B Merger to Skeptical U.S. Senators November 29, 2022 By Diane Bartz Top executives at Kroger Co. and Albertsons Companies Inc. are expected to face tough questions on Tuesday from lawmakers who...
Musk Denies He Is Firing Twitter Employees in Attempt to Avoid Payouts October 31, 2022 Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has denied a New York Times report about laying off Twitter employees at a date...