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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CFIUS Seeks Input for Known Investor Program and Feedback on Broader Process

On February 9, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) published a Request for Information (RFI), seeking public input on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States’s (CFIUS) proposed Known Investor...more

Alston & Bird

Delaware Decides Equity is Valid Consideration

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Our Labor & Employment Group discusses a Delaware Supreme Court decision to enforce a restrictive covenant that required forfeiture of equity stock....more

McGuireWoods LLP

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Ares and DaVita to Invest in Elara Caring

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Ares’ Private Equity Group (Ares) and DaVita will make a strategic investment in Elara Caring, according to a news release. Elara, founded in 1975 and based in Dallas, is a provider of home care, offering skilled home...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Massachusetts Health Policy Commission Proposes Regulatory Amendments Strengthening Oversight of Material Change Transactions

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On February 5, 2026, the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (the “HPC”) released its long-awaited amended regulation to 958 CMR 7.00 (the “Proposed Amended Regulation”) to align the existing regulation with the changes...more

Cornerstone Research

Securities Class Action Trend Filings (UPDATED)

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From AI to SPACs, several trends have appeared in core filing activity in recent years. The data below is from Securities Class Action Filings—2025 Year in Review....more

Ropes & Gray LLP

New (2025) HSR Rules Vacated: What’s Next?

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On February 12, 2026, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the final rule that overhauled and dramatically expanded the premerger notification requirements for transactions subject to the...more

Hogan Lovells

U.S. Treasury seeks input on CFIUS “Known Investor Program” and broader process streamlining

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) is seeking public comments on potential reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) foreign investment review process, including the Known...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

District Court Vacates the “New” HSR Form - What Next?

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A federal court in the Eastern District of Texas issued a significant ruling on February 12, 2026, vacating the “new” Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification form that took effect in February 2025. The court stayed its...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Converting a Taxable Corp Into a Tax-Exempt Entity Via a Bargain Sale – or is it Something More?

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From Taxable to Tax-Exempt Corp Travel back with me to 1986, if you will, and the repeal of the General Utilities doctrine. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 added Sec. 337(d) to the Code and directed the Treasury to prescribe...more

Hogan Lovells

Profit distribution and the role of private equity in the healthcare sector in the Netherlands

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For several years the distribution of profit within the Dutch healthcare sector has been the subject of public and political debate. The discussion has intensified as private equity investment in healthcare has grown, raising...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Disguised Sales of Partnership Interests: A Case Study on Structured Redemptions

The Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and accompanying regulations provide no explicit guidance directly addressing disguised sales of partnership interests. While the IRS issued proposed regulations under Treas. Reg. §...more

Rumberger | Kirk

How to Get the Fair Value for Your Shares When You Are in the Minority Vote on a Sale of Substantially All Corporate Assets

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When a sale of all or substantially all of the property of a closely held corporation is approved by majority vote, shareholders on the losing side of that vote should understand their rights — and the steps required to...more

Morris James LLP

Chancery Declines to Compel Discovery Concerning Alleged Personal Misconduct in the Context of a Broken Deal Case

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Albertson Cos. Inc. v. The Kroger Co., C.A. No. 2024-1276-LWW (Del. Ch. Sept. 12, 2025) - The discovery process is meant to shed light on the issues in a case and provide information relevant and necessary to arguing the...more

Mayer Brown

Key Trends from ALIS

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At the recent Americas Lodging Institute Summit (ALIS) this past month, industry leaders gathered in Los Angeles to discuss the evolving landscape of hospitality, real estate and the political and economic trends impacting...more

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Acquisitions of (Re)insurance Undertakings by Private Equity Funds – Supervisory Statement of EIOPA

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On 27 January 2026, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) provided a Consultation Paper on a Supervisory Statement addressed to national supervisory authorities with the aim of ensuring...more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

Going Public: Business Combination with a SPAC vs. Reverse Merger with a Non-SPAC Shell Company

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A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) is a blank-check company with no business operations, formed to raise capital through an initial public offering (IPO) for the purpose of effecting a merger or other forms of...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

DOJ Antitrust Division Pays First-Ever Whistleblower Reward, Reinforcing Commitment to New Program

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On January 29, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), Antitrust Division (the “Division”) announced its first-ever whistleblower reward, paying $1 million to a whistleblower under its new Whistleblower Rewards Program...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference 2026: Recap and What to Watch

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Attorneys from Ballard Spahr’s Life Sciences and Health Care Industry Teams descended upon sunny San Francisco for the 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Health Care Conference—#JPM26—January 12 to 15. The favorable weather mirrored the...more

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Inside Competition: February 2026

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Inside Competition is designed to help companies identify key legal developments in antitrust and competition law in the United States. In addition to reporting on antitrust litigation and enforcement actions over the...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

Unsheathing its Sword: CFIUS Seeks Judicial Enforcement

District of Columbia to enforce a July 2025 presidential order compelling the divestment of Jupiter Systems – a US company – by the Chinese company Suirui Group. The acquisition was consummated in 2020, and neither Suirui...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Congress Reauthorizes Pediatric Priority Review Voucher Program in FY2026 Budget — Renewed Incentives for Rare Pediatric Drug...

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As part of the recently enacted Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, Congress has reauthorized the Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher (RPD PRV) program, long sought by the biopharmaceutical and life sciences...more

ArentFox Schiff

How EPA’s Audit Policy Can Benefit Compliance Focused Businesses

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The popular perception that we are in a relaxed federal enforcement environment should not lull businesses into taking their foot off the gas on compliance activities....more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – February 2026 #2

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U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Notice: Procurement Thresholds for Implementation of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 On February 3, USTR published a notice providing the U.S. dollar procurement thresholds to implement...more

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Hughes Hubbard Advising Grab on its Agreements to Acquire Digital Investing Platform Stash Financial

Hughes Hubbard is advising Grab Holdings Limited on its definitive agreements to acquire 100% of the equity interest in Stash Financial, Inc., a U.S. digital financial services company, with the payment for 50.1% equity...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

2026 Healthcare M&A: What’s Changed, What’s Working, And Where Deals Are Moving

Key Takeaways - Healthcare M&A activity is rebounding in 2026, but with higher execution standards. Capital is returning to the market, particularly in the middle market, but investors are prioritizing proven operating...more

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