Mergers & Acquisitions Law 
Solutia Stockholders Approve $5B Eastman Chemical Merger – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (June 29, 2012, 5:54 PM ET) — Specialty chemical maker Solutia Inc.’s shareholders have voted to approve a $4.7 billion takeover bid from Eastman Chemical Co., Solutia announced Friday, clearing the way for Eastman to capitalize on … Continue reading
Merger Put Travelers On Hook For Popcorn Lung Suits: Court – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (June 29, 2012, 5:26 PM ET) — A New York state appeals court ruled Thursday that Travelers Property Casualty Co. must help defend flavoring maker Kerry Inc. against nine “popcorn lung” lawsuits because the company acquired Travelers … Continue reading
Online Vs. Real Time: Risks & Rewards Of DIY Legal Documents Over Face-To-Face Legal Advice – KPBS
… mergers and acquisitions experience includes representation of buyers and sellers in mergers, stock and asset purchases, management buyouts, and related transactions. And John Adkins, the Director at the San Diego Law Library, will moderate.
AB InBev To Pay $20B To Merge With Grupo Modelo – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (June 29, 2012, 3:27 PM ET) — Anheuser-Busch InBev NV will plunk down $20.1 billion for the half of fellow brewer Grupo Modelo SAB de CV that it doesn’t already own, combining industry giants to create a … Continue reading
Pacific Equity Scoops Up Nestle Australia Ice Cream Biz – site.law360.com
Law360, Chicago (June 29, 2012, 3:04 PM ET) — Nestle Australia Ltd. will sell its Peters Ice Cream business and a long-term Nestle ice cream marketing license to funds advised by Sydney-based Pacific Equity Partners for an undisclosed price, the … Continue reading
Montagu To Spend $541M On Dairy Crest’s Food Spreads – site.law360.com
Law360, Chicago (June 29, 2012, 2:31 PM ET) — European buyout firm Montagu Private Equity has agreed to buy French food spread business St Hubert SAS from Dairy Crest Group PLC for €430 million ($541 million) in cash, a deal … Continue reading
GSK, Human Genome Escalate $2.6B Buyout Battle – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (June 29, 2012, 2:20 PM ET) — GlaxoSmithKline PLC on Friday tried for the second time this month to entice Human Genome Sciences to agree to a $2.6 billion buyout, but the biopharmaceutical company rejected the unsolicited … Continue reading
Brazil: The Adoption Of the Mergers And Acquisitions Committee In Brazil – Mondaq
The Self-Regulation Code for Mergers and Acquisitions (Código de Autorregulação de Aquisições … Unit partially amended rules which regulate the obligations imposed by Law No. 25.246 on the Central Bank of Argentina, the Superintendent of Insurance …
ACA Ruling Heats Up Already-Hopping Health Deals Scene – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (June 28, 2012, 10:11 PM ET) — In upholding the health care reform law Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court provided … with blockbuster exits and mergers attracting unprecedented private equity involvement — all trends that will only … Continue reading
Ruling on health care law won’t slow down growing consolidations of Texas hospitals – Dallas Morning News
Experts say the growing number of mergers and acquisitions is fueled by the pressure to cut Medicare spending, which constitutes 36 percent of revenue for U.S. hospitals. The health law cuts future Medicare payments, a policy thought to be …
