JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 11, 2025

Through May 2025, corporate deal activity in the United States demonstrates remarkable resilience despite mounting economic pressures. This reveals a transactional landscape characterized by measured corporate behavior and strategic recalibration.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 8, 2025

In June 2025, there were twelve Rule 2.7 announcements made across the UK public M&A market and five further possible offers announced. Recommended cash offer by HGGC LLC for Inspired plc – £183.6 million – public to private. Recommended cash and share offer by Tritax Big Box REIT plc for Warehouse REIT plc – £485.2 million, and more.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 19, 2025

Hot on the heels of the UK governments February 2025 draft "strategic steer", the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a new Mergers Charter. The Charter details principles the CMA will apply when engaging with businesses during a merger review, and what it expects from businesses in return.

Mergers

JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 9, 2025

In the merger and acquisition (M&A) landscape, it is crucial to consider factors beyond the transaction itself, as the 2025 calendar year is already underway. Evaluating how potential 2025 tax changes and any changes beyond that might impact transactions can help prevent unforeseen challenges and liabilities. By: Ankura

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 17, 2025

This LawFlash sets out the key features of the new UAE merger control regime, which recently came into effect. On 20 January 2025, the UAE government issued a ministerial decree (Decree) stipulating the threshold amounts for obtaining prior approval under the new merger control regime in the UAE. The Decree came.

Mergers

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 17, 2025

The total number of Canadian M&A deals declined in the second quarter of 2025 as tariff disruption and uncertainty hampered dealmaking activity. However, the overall value of announced Canadian deals was up considerably in the second quarter of 2025, resulting in higher average deal sizes.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 17, 2025

The healthcare mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market began 2025 with a slower start than expected given the easing headwinds and building momentum at the end of last year, with the number of deals reported in Q1 lower than the number of deals reported in the same period last year.

Healthcare

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 11, 2025

The 2025 SuperReturn conference in Berlin last week once again solidified its position as a cornerstone event for the global private markets community, offering a vital platform for insights, networking, and a palpable sense of industry evolution.

IT

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 12, 2025

The latest Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filing data through May 2025 reveals not a retreat, but a recalibration, signaling a transactional landscape marked by intention and resilience. ComplexDiscovery Editor’s Note: Strategic transactions in the U.S. are holding steady, even as economic pressures mount.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 24, 2025

In its first application of the policy on voluntary self-disclosures (“VSDs”) in connection with mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”), on June 16, 2025, the US Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) National Security Division (“NSD”) announced that it had declined to prosecute a US private equity firm after it voluntarily disclosed criminal violations of (..)

Private Equity

JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 9, 2025

The House Financial Services Committee voted to include a provision in the 2025 budget reconciliation bill that would abolish the PCAOB. The proposal would reassign PCAOB functions to the SEC. By: Cooley LLP

Financial Services

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 18, 2025

At the start of the year, we surveyed M&A lawyers to gather their perspectives on the market dynamics, the year ahead, and the impact of representations and warranties insurance (RWI) on deals.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 10, 2025

In May 2025, there were eleven Rule 2.7 announcements made across the UK public M&A market and ten further possible offers announced. Firm Offers announced this month: Recommended cash offer by Tristan Capital Partners for easyHotel Limited – £206.4 million Recommended cash offer by Brillian UK Limited for Trakm8 Holdings plc – £7.76

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

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.

Mergers

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

On January 31, 2025, the U.S. With the FTC opting not to seek emergency relief from the Fifth Circuit, the deal closed on February 5, 2025. With the FTC opting not to seek emergency relief from the Fifth Circuit, the deal closed on February 5, 2025. mattress retailer with over 2,300 stores).

Acquisitions

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 2, 2025

In Dealmaker’s Digest, read the top 10 latest developments in global transactions. We offer insights into M&A activity across industries and borders. Global M&A activity was mixed in May: aggregate deal value jumped nearly 40% month-over-month, while total deal count declined 8%.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 17, 2025

FUNDamentals is a periodic digest of news and information specifically for private funds and their managers.

Funds

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 10, 2025

On June 17 and 18, DealFlow Events held its annual SPAC conference, a long-standing gathering of key players in the SPAC ecosystem. I was once again invited to speak at the event, which provided an opportunity to explore current challenges in the SPAC market and to gain insight into where the market is headed.

IT

JD Supra: Mergers

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.

Mergers and Acquisitions

JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 7, 2025

In this edition of UK Equity Capital Markets Insights, we cover the following developments: • Consultation by the UK Takeover Panel on IPO Disclosures and Dual Class Share Structures - • The Publication of the UK FCA’s Final Rules on the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regime - • The Publication of the UK Digitisation Taskforce’s Final Report (..)

Capital Market

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 15, 2025

On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) reached a settlement with Key Holding, LLC (Key Holding) concerning its non-U.S. subsidiary’s violations of the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR), 31 C.F.R. By: Troutman Pepper Locke

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 5, 2025

Explore the latest legal developments and regulatory updates impacting funds, advisers, and industry participants, including SEC rule amendments, compliance extensions, and guidance on accredited investor verification. By: Troutman Pepper Locke

Investment Manager

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

On January 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (the FTC) announced that it will (i) increase the dollar-based thresholds used to determine whether parties are required to notify federal antitrust authorities about a transaction under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR) and (ii) revise the HSR filing fee schedule.

Trading

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Starting today, February 10, 2025, all merger filings will be subject to new Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) rules. Companies can take steps today to make filings under the new rules less burdensome and increase the likelihood of achieving antitrust clearance, such as.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

As an avid Red Sox fan and former Los Angeles resident who often attended Dodgers games, I may still be basking in the Yankees’ loss in the World Series. Whatever the reason, I can’t help but draw parallels between the game of baseball and the world of M&A.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 19, 2025

As of mid-2025, private equity (PE) investors remain intensely interested in health care services and technology companies despite higher borrowing costs, heightened regulatory scrutiny, and an increasingly complex state review landscape. By: ArentFox Schiff

Private Equity

JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 22, 2025

On January 3, 2025, Judge Paul R. 2025 WL 24364 (Del. Wallace of the Superior Court for the State of Delaware granted plaintiffs motion for summary judgment in a directors and officers (D&O) insurance denial case against. Harman Intl Indus. Illinois Natl Ins.

Insurance

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Sheppard Mullin partners, Cyrus Abbassi and Leonard Lipsky, served as panelists at the annual Orthopedics Today Conference in Kauai, Hawaii, held in January 2025. During a spirited discussion with various stakeholders in the orthopedics industry, they noted the following key takeaways: 1.

Private Equity

JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 25, 2025

Read our latest insights into the U.S. private equity market. We cover monthly deal activity and size, fundraising, exits, leveraged loans, and a look ahead. The drop in March deal count pushed Q1 deal count to the lowest quarterly level since the onset of the pandemic in Q2 2020.

Private Equity

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 11, 2025

On 3 July 2025, the UK Takeover Panel (Panel) published a new Practice Statement 36 (PS 36), which provides formal guidance on how the Panel will interpret and apply the Takeover Code to an “unlisted share alternative” (known as stub equity) in the context of a take-private transaction of a UK public company.

Equities

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 19, 2025

As we move toward the second half of 2025, a window of opportunity is emerging for private equity (PE) firms seeking optimal exits. By: Ankura

Private Equity

JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 22, 2025

On January 7, 2025, Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a post-trial decision in favor of defendant, a private equity fund (the Fund), finding that the Funds sale of a portfolio company (the Company) was protected by the business judgment rule and did not harm the interests of minority stockholders.

Sale

JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 4, 2025

A recent Department of Justice (“DOJ”) settlement highlights the importance of assessing cybersecurity compliance for government contractors during mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”). In April 2025, DOJ announced an $8.4

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 31, 2025

Meanwhile, APAC markets recorded strong year-on-year gains during the first half of. By: White & Case LLP

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 10, 2025

But at the start of 2025, a new regulatory framework was introduced to limit certain outbound investments and transactions by domestic entities. Navigating the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has long been a key consideration for inbound investors to the U.S.

Investment

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 16, 2025

On June 17, 2025, in In re Columbia Pipeline Group Merger Litigation, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a nearly $200 million damages award against TransCanada Corporation (TransCanada), a Canadian energy company (now TC Energy), for aiding and abetting Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.’s

Mergers and Acquisitions

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 5, 2025

Texas continues to position itself as a business-friendly jurisdiction of choice with the passage of Senate Bill 2411, signed by Governor Greg Abbott on May 27, 2025.

Corporation