Goodrich to merge with United Technologies for $18.4 billion Under the terms of the agreement, United Technologies will acquire all outstanding Goodrich common shares at $127.50 per share. Read More »

OM Group acquires Vacuumschmelze GmbH & Co. KG for $1 billion The company's existing financing structure triggered extensive negotiations on a highly complex transaction structure. Read More »

Samson Investment Company to be acquired by investor group consisting of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Natural Gas Partners, Crestview Partners, and Itochu for $7.2 billion

The transaction is reported to be the largest leveraged buy-out of an oil and gas exploration and production company in history.

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan successfully defends historic $43.1 billion hostile takeover bid If consummated, the transaction, which was one of the largest hostile tender offers in history, would have been the largest Canadian acquisition ever. Read More »

R.J. Reynolds maintains winning streak with seventh defense verdict in "Engle Progeny" lawsuits Vasko v. R.J. Reynolds is the latest in a string of defense verdicts in the past several months. Read More »

Continental Airlines and United merge in $8.5 billion all-stock merger of equals The merger of equals creates a combined company well positioned to succeed in an increasingly competitive global and domestic aviation industry. Read More »

Spansion Japan settles claims against former parent The settlement allows Spansion Japan to successfully reorganize in Japan. Read More »

DDR and subsidiaries close on first ever offering of CMBS under the Federal Reserve's TALF Program The CMBS issuance is backed by a $400 million mortgage loan, underwritten to be "TALF Eligible," secured by a portfolio of 28 properties across 19 states. Read More »

Atlas Energy announces $1.7 billion Marcellus Shale joint venture with Reliance Industries Limited Atlas will serve as development operator for the $1.7 billion joint venture transaction with Reliance, the largest private sector company in India and a global energy leader. Read More »

DIRECTV wins full victory in Federal Circuit patent appeal On January 8, 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a grant of summary judgment in favor of Jones Day clients The DIRECTV Group, Inc. and related companies, rejecting plaintiff Finisar Corporation's various claims of patent infringement. Read More »

Chrysler sold to Fiat-led "New Chrysler" after historic court proceedings After a historic battle all the way to the United States Supreme Court, Chrysler LLC sold substantially all of its assets to Fiat-led "New Chrysler" on June 10, 2009, providing the opportunity for its iconic brands and U.S. operations to survive. Read More »

Martek Biosciences wins across-the-board victory in biotech dispute before five-judge Federal Circuit panel U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued rules in favor of Martek in a dispute related to the production of DHA, an essential omega-3 fatty acid that provides important health benefits to infants and adults. Read More »

ABN AMRO, Citi, Deutsche Bank, DSP Merrill Lynch and SBI Capital serve as lead managers in $1.1 billion rights offering by Hindalco Industries Limited Equity Shares of Hindalco, one of the leading producers of aluminum and copper in India and the world, are listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange. Read More »

sanofi-aventis acquires BiPar Sciences The final purchase price will depend on how well BiPar's key product, an experimental cancer therapy currently in mid-stage trials, performs in further trials, and on whether the drug makes it to market. Read More »

Daiichi Sankyo acquires generic-drug maker Ranbaxy Laboratories for $4.6 billion Daiichi Sankyo, one of Japan's largest pharmaceutical companies, acquired a majority equity interest in Ranbaxy, the largest pharmaceutical company in India. Read More »