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Acquisitions
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Big Molecule Watch
Johnson & Johnson Announces Acquisition of Momenta For $6.5 Billion
Johnson and Johnson announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for $6.5 billion. The acquisition gives J&J’s Janssen unit full global rights to Momenta’s…
Motiva Business Law
4 Practical Considerations for Buying a Business in Illinois
Illinois businessmen and businesswomen who would like to own their own business have two options: start your own business or buy someone else’s. There is a certain sense of pride that comes along…
SEC Actions
SEC Obtains $45 Million Penalty in Financial Fraud Action
Financial fraud has long been a key area for SEC Enforcement. Despite efforts such as forming a new task force, few significant financial fraud actions have been filed in recent…
China Law Insight
民生银行完成物美集团收购麦德龙中国的并购融资
By King & Wood
2020年4月23日，物美集团和麦德龙集团宣布备受市场关注的物美集团收购麦德龙中国80%股权的交易正式完成交割，麦德龙中国的最终交易估值为19亿欧元。本次交易完成后，麦德龙集团将继续持有麦德龙中国20%的股权，麦德龙中国将在现有管理团队下独立运营，进一步发挥其广受认可的专业优势与物美集团强大的资源和能力实现有机结合。本次交易被中国并购公会、全球并购研究中心等机构评为“2019年中国十大并购”项目之一。
Real Bankruptcy Intel
What We’re Reading This Week [July 13, 2020]
By Sean T. Scott, Aaron Gavant, Alexander F. Berk
British communications and satellite internet company OneWeb, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this year in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, has received a…
Free Writings + Perspectives
Webinar: SEC Amends Business Acquisition and Disposition Disclosure Rules
PLI Webinar July 7, 2020 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT Register here. On May 21, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to financial statement disclosures with…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
The Puzzle of Disappearing IPOs
By Thomas J. Chemmanur, Jie (Jack) He, Xiao (Shaun) Ren, Tao Shu
The number of private firms going public in the U.S. has declined significantly since 2000. A related phenomenon is that most private firms that “exit” (change ownership structures to allow…
Free Writings + Perspectives
Legal Update: SEC Amends Business Acquisition and Disposition Disclosure Rules
By Gonzalo Go, Michael L. Hermsen, Anna T. Pinedo, Laura D. Richman
On May 21, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments (Amended Rules) to financial statement disclosures with respect to business acquisitions and dispositions required by Regulation S-X’s…
The SEC Institute Blog
The SEC Marches Forward with its Disclosure Effectiveness Program
Despite the disruption caused by COVID-19, the SEC has continued to move forward with its disclosure effectiveness program. Along with its Final Rules in March which amended the definition of…
Larkin Hoffman Employment & Labor Law Blog
Employment Law Considerations in the Purchase of a Business
This is the last post in a four-part series discussing labor and employment law issues that should be considered when a company decides to buy another company. The previous post discussed issues that can…