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Berkshire Hathaway to Acquire Taylor Morrison in $8.5B Take-Private Deal
Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to acquire Taylor Morrison Home Corporation in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $8.5 billion. Under the definitive agreement, Berkshire will pay $72.50 per share for Taylor Morrison, representing a 24% premium to the homebuilder’s May 29 closing price of $58.50. The deal gives Berkshire one of the nation’s largest community developers and homebuilders...
Litigation
Federal Trade Commission Seeks Public Comment on X Petition to Modify...
The Federal Trade Commission has opened a 30-day public comment window following a petition from X to set aside or modify its 2022 data-privacy settlement order. The platform formerly known as Twitter is asking the Commission to terminate the order or modify it so that it expires by the end of 2026. X argues that the original order applies to a company that no longer exists in the same form, and that the individuals responsible for the underlying failures have left the organization...
Policy
SEC Reverses Course to Rescind Biden-Era Corporate Climate Disclosure Mandate
The Securities and Exchange Commission is moving to formally rescind its controversial 2024 climate-risk disclosure rule, shifting the compliance strategy for corporate defense and securities attorneys. According to reports by ESG Dive, the agency sent a letter to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals confirming it will not renew its legal defense of the regulations. Under the direction of Chair Paul Atkins, the commission is shifting toward notice-and-comment rulemaking to officially undo the mandate...
Features
Bayer Rules Out Monsanto Spinoff Despite Massive Wave of Roundup Litigation
Bayer has no plans to spin off its Monsanto subsidiary despite an unrelenting wave of mass tort litigation over its Roundup weedkiller. Rumors of a structural breakup had circulated as the German conglomerate struggled under the weight of roughly 100,000 plaintiffs. As first reported by Reuters, a company representative clarified that while corporate restructuring remains a viable legal alternative for the future, management is exclusively focused on operational performance and active defense of its current docket...
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