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Pernod's strategy helps Campari get Wild (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Pernod Ricard SA's sale of Wild Turkey bourbon, announced Wednesday, follows two common trends in beverages deals: sell off brands post-acquisition, and appease regulators.Pernod, the company behind Absolut Vodka and Chivas Regal whiskey, and the No. 2 liquor maker, is staging the $575 million Wild Turkey sale to Italy's Davide...

Posted on April 8, 2009 2:45 PM

Inside The Deal: Paul Hastings' Michael Cohen on antitrust under Obama (from Corporate Dealmaker)

What could an Obama administration bring to the merger clearance environment? In this edition of Inside The Deal, Michael Cohen, a partner at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, explains to The Deal's Suzanne Stevens that there may be more strategic combinations, which could trigger more antitrust reviews. He...

Posted on January 13, 2009 2:47 PM

Inside The Deal: Axinn's Keeley on antitrust lawsuits and President-elect Obama (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Expect more antitrust lawsuits as the economy seeks bottom. So says Michael L. Keeley, a partner in the antitrust group of Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP. In this edition of Inside The Deal, Keeley tells Suzanne Stevens that two factors are in play: the likelihood of companies in a recession...

Posted on December 2, 2008 1:55 PM

Election 2008: Obama, McCain on antitrust (from Corporate Dealmaker)

By the time we see any fundamental recovery in the M&A market, we could be well into a new presidential administration. And depending on whether it's Barack Obama or John McCain in the White House, we could see a very different regulatory environment. So what have the candidates been saying...

Posted on November 3, 2008 5:44 PM

M&A: How to avoid 'gun jumping' (from Corporate Dealmaker)

McDermott Will & Emery LLP put together a newsletter entitled Inside M&A. Their first subject: Improper premerger coordination, or "gun jumping." Washington partners Jon Dubrow and Stefan Meisner explain how to reduce the risk of being accused of the practice, which is barred by both the Hart-Scott...

Posted on March 6, 2008 2:37 PM

Antitrust rule changes (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Corporate dealmakers need to be aware of some new Hart-Scott-Rodino Act rules. The HSR Act requires corporations to report certain transaction information to the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to ensure transactions don't violate antitrust laws. Beginning Thursday, a number of HSR...

Posted on February 27, 2008 11:07 AM

Trickle-down M&A (from Corporate Dealmaker)

"Trickle-down" isn't typically a theory applied to M&A, but as UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s $2.4 billion grab for Sierra Health Services Inc. shows, it could be. The downstream beneficiary in this deal is Humana Inc., which will pick up UnitedHealth's Medicare Advantage business in Las Vegas to satisfy antitrust regulators at...

Posted on February 26, 2008 4:05 PM

When the DOJ calls about your competitor's deal ... (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Is it good news when the No. 1 and No. 2 players in your industry merge to form a competitor many times the size of your company? It is if the antitrust authorities mostly see things your way. That's the word from Denis Gallagher, chairman of Wall, N.J.-based school bus service provider Student Transportation of America Inc.

Posted on January 25, 2008 1:38 PM