Mergers & Acquisitions Law 
Moisand Boutin & Associés pursues growth with new partner hire: Philippe Lecler – PR Inside
Philippe has developed and established widely recognised expertise in corporate law, securities law including public offerings, mergers & acquisitions and finance, mainly acting for large French and international groups, but also SMEs and start-up ventures.
DS Smith’s $2.1B SCA Packaging Buy Gets EU Thumbs-Up – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (May 25, 2012, 2:46 PM ET) — The European Union’s competition authority on Friday approved DS Smith PLC’s proposed €1.7 billion ($2.1 billion) purchase of Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget’s packaging unit after the companies offered …
Takeda Puts Up $247M For Brazilian Drugmaker Multilab – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (May 25, 2012, 11:52 AM ET) — Japan-based global pharmaceutical and research company Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has agreed to acquire Brazilian drugmaker Multilab Industria e Comercio de Produtos Farmaceuticos Ltda. for roughly $247 …
High Court Asked To Nix FTC Protest To Ga. Hospital Merger – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (May 23, 2012, 9:01 PM ET) — Phoebe Putney Health System Inc. fired back Friday at the Federal Trade Commission’s bid to have the U.S. Supreme Court hear a dispute over its $195 million merger with Palmyra … Continue reading
$4B Takeover Bid Casts Shadow On Cloud Co.’s Success: Suit – site.law360.com
Law360, Wilmington (May 24, 2012, 6:56 PM ET) — An Ariba Inc. shareholder launched a putative class action Thursday in Delaware court aimed at stopping the announced takeover of the cloud computing company by SAP AG, whose $4.3 billion bid … Continue reading
Shareholder Says $890M Lane Bryant Sale A Lousy Fit – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (May 24, 2012, 5:28 PM ET) — The parent company of plus-size retailer Lane Bryant was hit with a putative class action in Pennsylvania federal court Wednesday by an investor seeking to derail the proposed $890 million … Continue reading
Stericycle Must Shed Recently Bought Rival, UK Regulator Says – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (May 24, 2012, 5:24 PM ET) — The U.K.’s antitrust appeals body on Thursday upheld a ruling that required Stericycle Inc. to sell off its recently acquired medical waste management company Ecowaste Southwest Ltd. in order to … Continue reading
Sony Exits Sharp LCD Partnership To Stem TV Business Losses – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (May 24, 2012, 3:52 PM ET) — Sony Corp. is ending its joint venture with Sharp Corp. to make liquid crystal displays for TVs and shift toward buying its panels on the market, the company said Thursday, … Continue reading
General Mills To Pay $857M For Brazilian Food Co. – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (May 24, 2012, 3:11 PM ET) — Minneapolis-based food manufacturing giant General Mills Inc. announced Wednesday it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Brazilian food company Yoki Alimentos SA for $857 million, according to …
Weil Aids Silver Lake, Partners’ $1.25B Travel Co. Buy – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (May 24, 2012, 2:20 PM ET) — Private equity firm Silver Lake Partners LLC and investment firm Partners Group AG have teamed up to purchase European Web-based shopping tourism company Global Blue for €1 billion ($1.25 billion) … Continue reading
