Mergers & Acquisitions Law 
GSK’s $3B Takeover Of Human Genome Survives 2 Early Suits – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (July 26, 2012, 6:13 PM ET) — Human Genome Sciences Inc. on Thursday beat back two shareholder challenges to its $3 billion takeover by GlaxoSmithKline PLC, securing rejections of motions seeking to delay the close of the … Continue reading
TTC Grabs €687 Share Of PPR Unit, Eyes Full Stake – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (July 26, 2012, 5:52 PM ET) — Japanese trading house Toyota Tsusho Corp. beefed up its automotive distribution arm Thursday with an approximately €687 million ($844 million) deal for a stake in PPR Group’s CFAO, and said … Continue reading
BC Partners, Carlyle To Pay $3.5B For Industrial Pump Maker – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (July 25, 2012, 9:43 PM ET) — London private equity house BC Partners Ltd. and asset manager The Carlyle Group have agreed to buy industrial pump and compressor maker Hamilton Sundstrand Industrial from United Technologies Corp. for … Continue reading
Securities Class Action Filings Are Down in the First Half of 2012, According to Mid-Year Report by Stanford Law School and Cornerstone Research – Business Wire
–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Federal securities class action activity decreased in the first six months of 2012 compared with 2011, according to Securities Class Action Filings—2012 Mid-Year Assessment, a semiannual report prepared by the Stanford Law School …
Securities Lawsuits Decreased in First Half of 2012 – Bloomberg
a professor at Stanford Law School, said in an e-mailed statement. Fewer lawsuits over mergers and acquisitions are directly related to a low deal count, Grundfest said. “You can’t bring merger litigation over a merger that hasn’t …
Guidant Tells Judge J&J Can’t Sue Over Botched $22B Merger – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (July 25, 2012, 5:18 PM ET) — Guidant Corp. urged a New York federal judge Wednesday to nix Johnson & Johnson’s suit alleging it breached a contract by scuttling a proposed $21.5 billion merger in 2006, saying … Continue reading
Expert in transactional law joins IES – Abington Mariner
Norman is also the author of M&A Law Blog: Focusing on Growth from Infancy to Exit … debt and equity restructures, private equity, mergers, acquisitions and generational transfers. In addition, he has handled transactions in a variety of industries …
HKEx’s $2.2B LME Takeover Sails Past Shareholder Vote – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (July 25, 2012, 2:20 PM ET) — London Metal Exchange shareholders voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to accept a $2.2 billion takeover offer by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. that will see the world’s biggest metals marketplace under … Continue reading
Securities Filings Decreased in First Half of 2012 – Bloomberg
a professor at Stanford Law School, said in an e-mailed statement. Fewer lawsuits over mergers and acquisitions are directly related to a low deal count, Grundfest said. “You can’t bring merger litigation over a merger that hasn’t …
Securities Class Action Filings Are Down in the First Half of 2012, According to Mid-Year Report by Stanford Law School and Cornerstone Research – Yahoo Finance
Federal securities class action activity decreased in the first six months of 2012 compared with 2011, according to Securities Class Action Filings—2012 Mid-Year Assessment, a semiannual report prepared by the Stanford Law School Securities …
