26 Apr, 2024 FTC Stays on Trend in Challenge to Handbag Merger: FTC Continues to Advance New Theories from Its Merger Guidelines in Latest Suit By Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum Laura Onken Emily Strickland Gabriella Small +1 more... Show less On Monday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) moved to block the $8.5 billion purchase of Capri Holdings, the parent company of brands...
28 Mar, 2024 With The Fintech Sector's Return to Explosive Growth, Here Are Top U.S. Legal Issues to Watch By Jamillia Ferris Vinita Kailasanath Christine Lyon Jan Rybnicek David Sewell Nathaniel Balk Christine Chong Sora Park Emily Strickland +6 more... Show less Freshfields recently hosted a U.S. Fintech Hot Topics Webinar to highlight on-the-ground insights from our Antitrust and Competition,...
27 Mar, 2024 FDIC Joins Bank Merger Fray with Proposed Policy Statement By David Sewell Alison Hashmall Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum Jenny Hochenberg Angela Landry Nathaniel Balk Tina Laritz Cates Saleeby +5 more... Show less With the recent one-year anniversary of three of the largest bank failures in U.S. history—shortly preceded by the largest bank merger...
29 Feb, 2024 Kroger/Albertsons: The FTC’s First Challenge Under the 2023 Merger Guidelines By Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum Angela Landry Gabriella Small On February 26, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit to block The Kroger Company’s proposed acquisition of Albertsons...
26 Feb, 2024 New Chancery Decision Highlights Need for Care in Crafting Shareholder Arrangements with Delaware Corporations By Ethan Klingsberg Meredith Kotler Victor Ma A new 133-page opinion by the Delaware Court of Chancery highlights risks to the enforceability of agreements between Delaware...
31 Jan, 2024 Takeaways from the Cross-Border M&A Roundtable Hosted by The American College of Governance Counsel and Les Club des Juristes By Carol Lee Ruth Levy The roundtable on “New Developments in Cross-Border M&A” hosted recently by the American College of Governance Counsel and Les Club des...
22 Jan, 2024 2024 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Highlights By Adam Golden Vinita Kailasanath Kristen Riemenschneider Sora Park Dylan O'Connor Shannon O'Hara +3 more... Show less The 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference brought together thousands of professionals in the biopharma, biotech and MedTech...
16 Jan, 2024 M&A Predictions and Guidance for 2024 By Ethan Klingsberg 1. Cross-Border M&A – The era of migration transactions comes into full bloom. Many companies listed outside the US would trade today at...
20 Dec, 2023 U.S. Antitrust Agencies Issue Final 2023 Merger Guidelines By Jamillia Ferris Meghan Rissmiller Jan Rybnicek Matthew McDonald Sam Fulliton +2 more... Show less On December 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued the final version of the 2023...
02 Nov, 2023 M&A Earnout Provisions: Recent Trends in US Law and How to Draft Your Clause to Avoid Disputes By Linda Martin Oliver Board Maria Slobodchikova Christian Vandergeest Kaitie Holland +2 more... Show less What was old is new again: earnout litigation is once again on the rise. Earnout clauses are an increasingly common feature of M&A deals...
25 Sep, 2023 Private Equity in the Antitrust Spotlight By Angela Landry Emily Strickland On September 21, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed a suit against a private equity firm and one of its portfolio companies,...
22 Aug, 2023 M&A Buyers Beware: Trend in Delaware Merits Heightened Attention by Acquirors By Ethan Klingsberg Victor Ma A trio of recent, high-profile M&A cases in the Delaware Court of Chancery merit special attention by M&A acquirors. In each of these...