Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Baker & Daniels LLP, one of the city’s largest and oldest law firms, said Wednesday that it has completed its merger with Minneapolis-based Faegre & Benson LLP. IBJ reported in August that the two firms were in merger discussions with … Continue reading →

mergers & acquisitions will be a major investment theme in 2011. 2010 already saw increased levels of M&A activity and this trend is set to continue. Corporations have built up strong cash reserves; according to Bloomberg, the world’s Top 1000 … Continue reading →

“It’s important to remember that community hospitals are not being taken over against their will,” Monte Dube, a partner in a Chicago law firm who focuses on high-stakes mergers and acquisitions for hospitals, told the Citizen-Times. “They need …

Law firm mergers and acquisitions from January through September of this year were up 79 percent nationally compared to the same nine-month period last year, according to a new report by consulting firm Altman Weil, but the number of those … Continue reading →

Walmart’s acquisition of Massmart can have a “potentially devastating … The three departments filed their heads of argument on Wednesday in the Walmart Massmart merger case. “Government has argued that the merging parties will increase imports, relying …

If your company is considering a merger or acquisition, do your homework first and make sure … particularly if you are a public company,” says Brian JM Quinn, assistant professor of law at Boston College Law School and editor of … Continue reading →

Johannesburg – Walmart’s acquisition of Massmart can have a “potentially devastating … The three departments filed their heads of argument on Wednesday in the Walmart-Massmart merger case. “Government has argued that the merging parties will …

There were 14 law firm mergers and acquisitions announced in the United States in the third quarter and 43 from January to September. The only third-quarter deal with a Philadelphia connection was 500-lawyer Fox Rothschild acquiring three-lawyer …

There were 14 law firm mergers and acquisitions announced in the third quarter, according to Altman Weil’s MergerLine. The majority of the deals involved acquisitions of firms with 35 or fewer lawyers, continuing the trend toward smaller deals.