Category Archives for Mergers/Competition/Investigations

M&A springs back to life — and document reviews, we hope

April 21, 2009
/ Mergers/Competition/Investigations

The market for mergers and acquisitions sprang back to life yesterday when 10 deals totalling more than $27bn were announced, with over half of their total value paid in cash. After months of deal

Oracle to buy Sun for $7.4B after IBM dropped bid — fewer antitrust issues seen

April 20, 2009
/ Mergers/Competition/Investigations

As the media reported this morning, Oracle Corp. will buy Sun Microsystems Inc. in a cash deal the company valued at $7.4 billion after IBM abandoned

Webinar tomorrow (April 16th): Introduction to the Hart-Scott-Rodino process: webinar with special offer for Posse List members

April 15, 2009
/ Mergers/Competition/Investigations Webinars, Seminars, Surveys

We were able to negotiate a 50% discount so the cost will be $100. To register for the webinar tomorrow (April 16th) Hart-Scott-Rodino Compliance Issues Facing Business Entities go to www.lawcatalog.com/april16.

Bankruptcy-related M&A has “only just begun”

April 14, 2009
/ Bankruptcy Europe Mergers/Competition/Investigations

Bankruptcy-related mergers and acquisitions have hit their highest level globally since August 2004, and are set to keep rising as more companies are forced into distressed sales, according to Thomson

E-Discovery Initiatives at the US DOJ Antitrust Division

March 27, 2009
/ Electronic Discovery Mergers/Competition/Investigations

Like the rest of the bar, the Antitrust Division experienced exponential growth in the amount of documents and information responsive to its Second Requests and CIDs. Recently, the Antitrust Division

Sharp climb in governments across globe regulating mergers, acquisitions

January 14, 2009
/ Changing Legal Landscape Europe Mergers/Competition/Investigations

A record 115 countries and government entities across the globe are regulating mergers and acquisitions, a 69% spike from the 68 jurisdictions that monitored mergers five years ago, according to a new

InBev Seals $52bn Deal with Anheuser; BHP to Give Details on Rio Takeover Bid

November 19, 2008
/ Mergers/Competition/Investigations

November 19, 2008 For the 500+ Posse List members who worked on these transactions: InBev completed its $52bn purchase of Anheuser-Busch on Tuesday, making it the world’s largest brewer and marking

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