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JUNE 23, 2025

On June 16, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) National Security Division (NSD) and the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas announced the first declination of prosecution for an acquirer that self-disclosed criminal conduct discovered at an acquired entity since the issuance of the NSD’s Enforcement Policy for Business Organizations (..)

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APRIL 23, 2025

A Recap: Expectations for 2025 Versus Reality to Date - 2025 began with optimism that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity would continue to increase this year.

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JULY 3, 2025

June 23, 2025: Xcelplus International, engaged in the development and manufacture of zero-emissions waste-to-energy products, was acquired by Firepoint Energy through a reverse merger on June 23, 2025. This acquisition marks a significant milestone for Firepoint Energy as it delivers on the stated objective of becoming publicly traded.

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JUNE 25, 2025

The Delaware Supreme Court’s June 17, 2025 decision in In re Columbia Pipeline Group Merger Litigation reversed a $199 million damages award against TC Energy for aiding and abetting breaches by fiduciaries of Columbia Pipeline Group relating to TC Energy’s acquisition of Columbia Pipeline.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2025

On January 22, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published in the Federal Register its annual adjustments for notification thresholds regarding proposed mergers and acquisitions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act), which will become effective 30 days after publication, on February 21.

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APRIL 1, 2025

While many felt that 2025 might finally be the year of the rebound for mergers and acquisitions (M&A), the M&A landscape has hit turbulence as we take off into the new year.

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JANUARY 9, 2025

Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a Final Rule (Rule") that will dramatically change the landscape for the Merger and Acquisition (M&A) market for both large and small businesses.

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JULY 11, 2025

Are you contemplating a merger or acquisition with a connection to Washington State? Effective July 27, 2025, any transaction requiring pre-notification under the federal Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act) may also require notification to the Washington Attorney General. By: Ballard Spahr LLP

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JANUARY 22, 2025

On January 3, 2025, US President Joe Biden published an order blocking Nippon Steels proposed acquisition of US Steel, citing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) finding that the deal would place one of Americas largest steel producers under foreign control and create risk for [US] national security and our critical supply (..)

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JANUARY 15, 2025

On January 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commissionannounced 2025 annual statutory adjustments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act thresholds. These thresholds determine which mergers and acquisitions must be reported to United States federal antitrust agencies for review before consummation. By: Fenwick & West LLP

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JULY 3, 2025

In June 2025, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that Unicat Catalyst Technologies, LLC (Unicat), a Texas-based petrochemical company, had agreed to settle its potential civil liability relating to U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela. OFAC is the primary U.S. sanctions.

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APRIL 30, 2025

In February 2025, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) published its annual report on mergers and acquisitions, providing details on the transactions reviewed by the CCPC in 2024. This update provides our insights on key trends for 2025. By: Ropes & Gray LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 10, 2025

This year promises to see a significant increase in the volume of healthcare mergers, acquisitions and consolidations.

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MARCH 10, 2025

COMPETITION C ommission clears acquisition of Yondr by CDPQ and DigitalBridge ( M.11883 11883 ) - Midday Express STATE AID A ction

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JANUARY 23, 2025

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced the annual revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act) thresholds and HSR filing fees, which will become effective on February 21, 2025. The revised thresholds will apply to any merger or acquisition closing on or after the effective date. By: Bracewell LLP

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JANUARY 31, 2025

On January 14, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) sued Elon Musk over his 2022 acquisition of Twitter, Inc. stock and alleged failure to timely disclose a 5% ownership stake in Twitter, as required by federal securities laws. By: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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APRIL 9, 2025

COMPETITION - Commission approves Safran's acquisition of part of Collins Aerospace's actuation business, subject to conditions (M.11253). Commission clears acquisition of Bridewell by Oakley Capital and Eurazeo (M.11928) 11928) - Midday Express. By: Mayer Brown

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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

JULY 7, 2025

Accessibility: Skip TopNav Norwood Financial Corp Extends its Pennsylvania Presence with Strategic Acquisition of PB Bankshares, Inc. July 07, 2025 16:15 ET | Source: Norwood Financial Corp Norwood Financial Corp HONESDALE, Pa. As of March 31, 2025, Norwood Financial had consolidated assets of $2.4 on July 3, 2025.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2025

COMPETITION - ABC Technologies has filed its acquisition of TI Fluid Systems acquisition under the EU foreign-subsidy regulation - See Case FS.100182 100182 (Deadline on 12 March). By: Mayer Brown

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JUNE 11, 2025

billion acquisition of Activision, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently dropped its in-house challenge following the Ninth Circuit’s decision affirming the denial of the FTC’s motion for a preliminary injunction. May 7, 2025) (“Opinion”) (Collins, J.). After years of litigating its attempt to block Microsoft’s $68.7

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JANUARY 15, 2025

The initial days of 2025 ushered in a trifecta of significant antitrust updates for dealmakers. million to $126.4 million.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 7, 2023

Amazon’s planned acquisition of iRobot is now under in-depth antitrust scrutiny in the European Union. We want to ensure that the acquisition of iRobot by Amazon does not have a negative impact on businesses and consumers, by distorting competition on the relevant markets. last month. Over in the U.S., But the EU waived the $68.7

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FEBRUARY 10, 2025

11675 - Carlsberg / Britvic) - Commission clears acquisition of Buderus by Mutares (M.11801)-Midday COMPETITION - Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11675 11801)-Midday Express. By: Mayer Brown

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APRIL 15, 2025

In the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) context, companies are encouraged to consider how an existing 401(k) plan will be treated in the transaction and the effect on exempt status. Recent legislation requires that all new 401(k) plans provide automatic enrollment for all eligible participants. By: DLA Piper

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JANUARY 8, 2025

11539 - Liberty Media / Dorna Sports) - Commission clears acquisition of Adamant Ecodev by OMV and Adamant (M.11762) COMPETITION - Initiation of proceedings (Case M.11539 11762) - Midday Express. By: Mayer Brown

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MARCH 12, 2025

COMPETITION - Commission clears acquisition of Novolex and Pactiv by Apollo and CPP Investments (M.11849) 11849) - Midday Express. By: Mayer Brown

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TechCrunch: M&A

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Snowflake unveiled the deal at the close of the market bell on Wednesday, when it also announced its Q3 2025 earnings. Cloud giant Snowflake has agreed to acquire Datavolo, a data pipeline management company, for an undisclosed sum. All rights reserved.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JUNE 9, 2025

Qualcomm’s acquisition of Alphawave, which makes a range of wired connectivity and compute technologies, comes a few months after the bigger chip company bought the generative AI division of Vietnamese startup VinAI, as well as internet of things company Edge Impulse. Qualcomm has agreed to acquire Alphawave Semi, a U.K. billion. .

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FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Blackstones $16 billion acquisition of data center platform Airtrunk was the largest deal of Q3 2024, according to Ernst & Young data, and tech deals accounted for 40% of all private equity deployment by value in the third quarter. Technology continued to be an industry of particular focus for private equity (PE) through 2024.

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Sun Acquisitions

JUNE 20, 2025

Chicago, IL – May 15, 2025—Sun Acquisitions, a leading mergers and acquisitions firm, is pleased to announce the successful completion of the sale of Kitchen & Baths Unlimited, a full-service kitchen and bath remodeling company, to a Private Investor, KBU, Inc. Sun Acquisitions delivered beyond our expectations.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JUNE 30, 2025

Harvey, the AI-native legal tech startup, attempted to purchase vLex a year ago, but the acquisition didn’t come together, as reported by The Information last July. The acquisition comes shortly after Harvey announced a partnership with LexisNexis , aiming to enrich Harvey’s AI with LexisNexis data.

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JANUARY 28, 2025

2024 was a better year for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the UK and Europe than 2023, although overall growth in the market was slow. Deal numbers, by both absolute volume and aggregate deal value, remained far below the heights of 2021. By: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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TechCrunch: M&A

JUNE 12, 2025

As part of the acquisition, which closed last week, Clay’s small team, including its co-founders Zachary Hamed and Matthew Achariam , is joining Automattic’s Other Bets Division. View Bio July 15, 2025 Boston, MA From seed to Series C and beyond—founders and VCs of all stages are heading to Boston.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JUNE 26, 2025

This acquisition aims to improve Suno’s editing capabilities for songwriters and producers. The acquisition comes on the heels of yet another lawsuit against the company. View Bio July 15, 2025 Boston, MA From seed to Series C and beyond—founders and VCs of all stages are heading to Boston. Be part of the conversation.

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Solganick & Co.

DECEMBER 20, 2024

December 20, 2024 – The software and IT services M&A market has seen a rebound in 2024 after a dip in 2023, with a focus on smaller transactions and strategic acquisitions. Forecast for 2025: Continued Growth: M&A activity is expected to continue to rise in 2025, with a focus on strategic acquisitions and digital transformation.

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Solganick & Co.

JANUARY 28, 2025

January 28, 2025 – Dallas and Los Angeles. Investment banking firm Solganick & Co. (“Solganick”) has issued its latest mergers and acquisitions (M&A) report on the IT Solutions and VARs sector. We noted two acquisitions announced by Presidio in Q4: Contender Solutions and Kinney Group.

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MAY 5, 2025

On April 10, 2025, Italian fashion house Prada announced its acquisition of Versace from Capri Holdings for $1.375 billion, uniting two of Italys most iconic luxury brands.Though financial implications have grabbed headlines, the effective management of intellectual property. By: Knobbe Martens

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