Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Clothier Country Road To Pay $181M For Aussie Fashion Co. – site.law360.com

Law360, New York (August 01, 2012, 12:24 PM ET) — Country Road Ltd. will purchase fellow Australian clothing company Witchery Group from Gresham Private Equity for AU$172 million (US$181 million) to spawn one of the nation’s largest specialty fashion …

James Packer lashes out at ASIC over push to reform takeover laws – The Australian

In an interview with The Australian, Mr Packer questioned a move by Australian Securities & Investments Commission chairman Greg Medcraft to push for changes to the law governing situations in which a shareholder with less than 20 per cent of … Continue reading

Great Lakes Announces Appointment of New Chief Legal Officer – Yahoo Finance

Ms. Waryjas joins Great Lakes from Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP (“Katten”) where she was a partner and Co-Chair of the firm’s Corporate Governance and Mergers and Acquisitions Practices … and securities law, private equity transactions …

ParkerVision Retains Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati – NBCNews.com

The firm is nationally recognized for providing high-quality legal services in the fields of corporate governance and finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, securities litigation, employment law, intellectual property, antitrust and …

How Wall Street lawyer turned eluded FBI 17 years – Arlington Heights Daily Herald

He started at Brooklyn Law School, then transferred to New York University. After his second year, he became a summer associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, a prominent New York firm, assigned to mergers and acquisitions. “It was exciting … Continue reading

ParkerVision Retains Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati – Marketwatch

The firm is nationally recognized for providing high-quality legal services in the fields of corporate governance and finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, securities litigation, employment law, intellectual property, antitrust and …

Judge Keeps $50M Malpractice Claim Against Paul Hastings – site.law360.com

Judge Shirley Kornreich said she couldn’t grant Ableco Finance LLC’s motion for summary judgment because it needs to produce a legal expert to argue its claim that the law firm was required to fully review deal documents to determine the … Continue reading

How Wall Street Lawyer Turned Insider Trader Eluded FBI – Bloomberg

He started at Brooklyn Law School, then transferred to New York University. After his second year, he became a summer associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, a prominent New York firm, assigned to mergers and acquisitions. “It was exciting … Continue reading

Warburg Puts $55M Into Chinese Children’s Retailer – site.law360.com

Law360, New York (July 31, 2012, 12:43 PM ET) — An affiliate of private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC has invested $55 million in Chinese children’s and maternity retailer China Kidswant Investment Holdings Co. Ltd., the Nanjing-based chain announced …

Hardware Seller Rona Spurns Lowe’s $1.8B Takeover Bid – site.law360.com

Law360, New York (July 31, 2012, 12:37 PM ET) — Canadian hardware and garden product retailer Rona Inc. said Tuesday it had swatted away an unsolicited CA$1.8 billion (US$1.8 billion) takeover offer from outsize U.S. rival Lowe’s Cos. Inc., saying … Continue reading