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M&A

Deal Diary: Simpson at Work Again on Blackstone Real Estate

By David Marcus
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Published: January 14th, 2022
Blackstone uses Simpson Thacher, Barclays and Wells Fargo on a $3.6 billion deal for Bluerock Residential, which turns to Wachtell Lipton, Kaplan Voekler, Vinson & Elkins, Morgan Stanley and Eastdil.
M&A

Audax Sells RelaDyne to American Industrial

By The Deal Staff
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Published: January 10th, 2022
The sale of the automotive fluids distributor confirms a late November report from The Deal that the $100 million-in-Ebitda business was nearing a deal.
M&A

Drinks With The Deal: Covington's Catherine Dargan

By David Marcus
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Published: January 6th, 2022
Covington head of M&A and corporate Catherine Dargan discusses building her healthcare M&A practice, current issues in healthcare dealmaking and her approaches to diversity and inclusion and associate retention in this week's podcast.
M&A

Arxada Wins Enviro Tech Auction

Published: December 23rd, 2021
The deal for the antimicrobial specialist anticipated in November by The Deal is the second strategic acquisition for the Bain and Cinven portfolio company since its carve-out from Lonza.
M&A

DOJ Weighs Stricter Bank Merger Guidelines

By David Hatch
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Published: December 20th, 2021
The department's request for input on the rigor and scope of its 26-year-old protocols follows the arrival of Jonathan Kanter as chief of the antitrust division.
Activism

Share Lending Under Fire

By Ronald Orol
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Published: December 17th, 2021
A regulatory proposal requiring big index fund managers and other institutional investors to disclose share lending programs could upend short-selling activism and drive an uptick in ESG voting.
M&A

Bouchard Looks Back at Chancery, Ahead at Paul Weiss

By David Marcus
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Published: December 17th, 2021
In Part Two of our extended interview, former Delaware Chancellor Andre Bouchard discusses the expansion of the Court of Chancery, changes in the litigation the court is seeing and his practice at Paul Weiss.