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Big Firms Alight Behind Yankee Candle Maker's Holiday Megadeal
Just in time for the holiday season, five firms led by Jones Day are handling the sale of Yankee Candle maker Jarden Corp. to Newell Rubbermaid Inc., a $15.4 billion deal creating a consumer products giant with enough brands to fill several Christmas catalogs.
Jones Day Advises Newell Rubbermaid on $15 Billion Acquisition of Jarden [DEALWATCH]
More than 40 lawyers from Jones Day are representing Atlanta-based consumer products giant Newell Rubbermaid on its acquisition of rival Jarden Corp. for more than $15 billion in cash and stock. The deal was announced Monday.
Deal Watch: DuPont/Dow Union Looms as GE Continues to Unload
Am Law 100 transactional lawyers are wringing their hands over a potential $120 billion chemical industry tie-up for the holidays, as General Electric continues keeping its outside counsel busy on a spate of divestitures by the conglomerate.
Deal Watch: Skadden's Tax Schemes and a Petco Purchase
Having recently taken on tax-related engagements for Yahoo and Darden Restaurants, lawyers from Skadden handle Pfizer's controversial $152 billion union with Allergan, while four other firms land a role on the $4.6 billion sale of Petco Holdings.
Cravath, Gibson Dunn Reserve Roles on Hotel Industry Megamerger
The two Am Law 100 firms are advising on Marriott International's $12.2 billion cash-and-stock acquisition of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, a deal that if completed will create the world's largest hotel company.
Big Deals: Walgreens Acquires Rite Aid for $9.41B; KeyCorp Expands With $4.1B Bank Buy
Walgreens is buying rival Rite Aid for about $9.41 billion in cash, creating a drugstore giant with nearly 18,000 stores around the world. Also, KeyCorp will expand deeper into the Northeast with a $4.1 billion deal to buy First Niagara Financial Group and create the 13th largest commercial bank in the United States.
Deal Watch: Walgreens, Rite Aid Deal Just What Doctor Ordered for Big Firms
A tie-up of big pharmacy chains came with a healthy price tag, as the proposed $17.2 billion union between the Walgreens Boots Alliance and Rite Aid yielded roles for a handful of Am Law 100 firms.
Jones Day in Atlanta Advises Newell on Purchase of Elmer's Products
Jones Day is advising Newell Rubbermaid in its $600 million acquisition of Elmer's Products, which sells the Elmer's line of glues and adhesives, plus Krazy Glue and X-Acto.TRENDING STORIES
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