Insights: Mergers & Acquisitions

Mergers & Acquisitions

Texas Instruments/Silicon Labs

The parties are set to file HSR by March 19. Our research to date suggests that the proposed transaction is likely to avoid a second request from the FTC. Feedback from industry participants (who are not involved in the deal) suggests that the key area of overlap between Texas Instruments and Silicon Labs is Internet of Things (IoT) chips for...

Mergers & Acquisitions

DOJ Antitrust Leadership

In the wake of Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater, head of the DOJ’s Antitrust Division resigning, Omeed Assefi, previously Acting Assistant Attorney General before Slater’s confirmation, will serve as head of the Antitrust Division on an interim basis.

Mergers & Acquisitions

FCC National Ownership Cap

The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing this week on the FCC’s Broadcast Ownership Rules and the 39% national TV ownership cap. Sen. Cruz (R-TX), who as Chair of the Commerce Committee, has jurisdiction over the FCC, expressed reservations about the FCC changing the cap via regulation. This comes in the context of FCC Chair Carr and...

Mergers & Acquisitions

Last weekend, President Trump and FCC Chair Brendan Carr publicly endorsed the Nexstar/TEGNA merger. And during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing this week, Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy remarked that he had been told that the FCC was “racing to approve” the proposed merger and would approve the merger at the Media Bureau level.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Boston Scientific/Penumbra

Penumbra CEO Adam Elesser spoke at the January 2026 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference and indicated that Penumbra was the leading player in the peripheral coils market, which appears to be one of the two main areas of overlap implicated by this deal. He remarked that Penumbra has "significant share, but not a majority. I think [we have] the...

Mergers & Acquisitions

365 Retail/Cantaloupe

The companies should be soon preparing to certify compliance with the FTC's second request. The Merger Agreement (MA) specifies a September 15, 2026, outside date, and unless the companies compel a decision from the FTC before approximately mid-March, the companies may not leave themselves with enough time under the current MA timeline to...