Mergers & Acquisitions Law 
Microsoft To Drop $1.2B For Social Networking Co.: Report – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (June 15, 2012, 5:17 PM ET) — Web-based social networking company Yammer Inc. has agreed to be picked up by Microsoft Corp. for $1.2 billion, according to a Friday report. The deal for the social networking service … Continue reading
Ashurst Adds 2 Former Dewey Partners To Frankfurt Office – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (June 14, 2012, 10:18 PM ET) — Ashurst LLP has added two former Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP partners specializing in employment, private equity and mergers and acquisitions to … who focuses on the employment law aspects of … Continue reading
Arkansas Best (ABFS) to Acquire Panther ES in $180M Deal – StreetInsider.com
Stephens Inc. provided a fairness opinion to Arkansas Best. Vinson & Elkins acted as legal advisor to Arkansas Best. Scudder Law Firm acted as legal advisor to Fenway Partners and Panther.
Greenberg Nabs Seyfarth M&A, Securities Partner In Boston – site.law360.com
Law360, Chicago (June 14, 2012, 1:36 PM ET) — Greenberg Traurig LLP has snapped up a new shareholder for its corporate and securities practice in Boston from Seyfarth Shaw LLP, boosting its mergers and acquisitions offerings for both established companies … Continue reading
Deals of the Day: Mr. Dimon Went to Washington – Wall Street Journal
[Heard on the Street] Mergers & Acquisitions Stanley Black & Decker’s locks … An ex-partner of Dewey & LeBoeuf has accused the former leaders of the bankrupt law firm of running a “Ponzi scheme” that used money invested by new … Continue reading
Barnes & Noble Chairman’s $29M Deal Shelves Investor Suit – site.law360.com
Law360, Wilmington (June 13, 2012, 6:09 PM ET) — Shareholders extracted $29 million for Barnes & Noble Inc. from founder Leonard Riggio on Wednesday to settle a derivative suit over the bookseller’s $596 million acquisition of a Riggio-owned textbook …
Interactive M&A map and podcasts – Financial Times
What impact are the changes having eight months on?Anousha Sakoui, the FT’s mergers and acquisitions correspondent, looks at the issues with studio guests James Palmer, global head of law firm Herbert Smith’s corporate business and Jonathan Rowley …
Hilton Worldwide, Inc. Senior Vice President and In-House Counsel Joins Sutherland – Marketwatch
Hobby, who leads Sutherland’s Outsourcing and Mergers and Acquisitions practices … ABOUT SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP is a law firm with global reach known for solving challenging business problems and …
Upsher-Smith To Pay £223M For UK Drug Co. Proximagen – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (June 13, 2012, 1:40 PM ET) — Pharmaceuticals manufacturer Upsher-Smith Laboratories Inc. will shore up its product pipeline with the £223 million ($346.7 million) purchase of British biotech company Proximagen Group PLC, a neuroscience …
Greenberg Traurig Expands Corporate & Securities Practice in Boston; Ronan P. O’Brien Joins – Marketwatch
In addition to mergers and acquisitions, O’Brien will serve as outside general … recognized as No. 1 in their respective geographic regions by The National Law Journal, Chambers & Partners, Corporate Board Member magazine, Latin Lawyer …
