/mergersacquisitions?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Mergers & Acquisitions Copyright 2025 Â鶹´«Ã½. en-US Tue, 10 Jun 2025 23:13:37 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351639?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351639 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. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 20:21:54 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351218?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351218 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. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 20:16:01 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2350897?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2350897 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. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:37:56 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351616?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351616 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. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 18:50:25 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351391?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351391 Special purpose acquisition company Blue Water Acquisition Corp. III began trading on the Nasdaq on Tuesday after pricing its $220 million initial public offering. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 18:33:41 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351480?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351480 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. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:13:19 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351413?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351413 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. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:02:58 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351288?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351288 SoftwareOne said Tuesday that it has fulfilled all the closing conditions of its voluntary takeover of Crayon Group, as the Swiss cloud technology company nears completion of the deal worth an estimated $1.4 billion. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:53:23 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2350861?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2350861 The recent revelation that a handful of questions from the controversial California bar exam administered in February were drafted using generative artificial intelligence demonstrates the continued importance of disclosure for attorneys who use AI tools, say attorneys at Troutman. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:50:10 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2348165?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2348165 Both the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's recent reversal of changes to its bank merger policies and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s rescission of its 2024 statement may be relevant for all banks considering a transaction, as responsibility for review depends on the identity of the parties and the transaction structure, say attorneys at Davis Polk. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:48:19 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2346776?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2346776 While Delaware's S.B. 21 introduced significant changes regarding controllers and conflicted transactions by limiting what counts as a controlling stake and improving safe harbors, which would seem to narrow the opportunities to challenge a transaction as conflicted, plaintiffs bringing shareholder derivative claims may merely become more resourceful in asserting them, say attorneys at Debevoise. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:06:46 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351399?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351399 Bluespring Wealth Partners, advised by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, announced Tuesday it will buy a Texas-based wealth management firm affiliated with Kestra Financial and then merge it into its existing wealth management platform, LifeBridge Financial Group, establishing an investment advisory firm with $1.4 billion in assets under management. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:39:39 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351127?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351127 Delaware's Court of Chancery showed new resistance to suits alleging corporate weaponizing of advance notice bylaws, and a new report highlighted the high fees that attorneys are cashing in on in Delaware courts compared to the federal court system. Several new suits were also filed concerning allegedly under- or overvalued sales and acquisitions being pushed through. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:03:23 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351377?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351377 Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP is advising Brown & Brown Inc. on a nearly $10 billion agreement to purchase Accession Risk Management Group Inc., the companies disclosed in a joint statement Tuesday.  Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:52:50 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351292?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351292 U.S. private equity shop Advent said that it plans to buy a minority stake in Irish pet medicines business Felix Pharmaceuticals for $175 million, to capitalize on growing demand for generic drugs in the animal health sector. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 23:10:08 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351243?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351243 Alvaro M. Bedoya, one of two Democratic Federal Trade Commission members fired by President Donald Trump, gave notice Monday of his formal resignation in order to pursue other work, but emphasized that he is not dropping his lawsuit against the president. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 22:29:55 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351269?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351269 The Walt Disney Co. said Monday that it will pay an additional $438.7 million to purchase NBCUniversal's 33% stake in the streaming platform Hulu, a payment that's on top of the $8.6 billion Disney already paid NBCUniversal in 2023. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 21:52:50 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351262?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2351262 Citing lower court errors, Delaware's Supreme Court revived on Monday two counts in a Court of Chancery suit alleging that Kraft Heinz Co. insiders with ties to a Brazilian controlling investor sold $1.2 billion worth of shares based on nonpublic information. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 20:29:10 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2350926?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2350926 A private equity trade group is seeking to back KKR's bid to dismiss a Justice Department lawsuit seeking fines that could top $650 million for allegedly hiding key documentation and entire transactions from merger notification, arguing that enforcers are trying to create a brand new requirement for "perfect" filings. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 20:13:19 +0000 /mergersacquisitions/articles/2350944?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /mergersacquisitions/articles/2350944 Bitcoin-focused investment startup Parataxis Holdings LLC plans to go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company SilverBox Corp IV, both parties announced Monday, marking the latest crypto-related foray into public markets.