Mergers & Acquisitions Law Report Index-Summary

GAMBLING

– Horse racing, Magna Entertainment files for bankruptcy (Bankr. D. Del.), 244
– Intl. Gaming Technology/Anchor Gaming merger, whistleblower suit only requires reasonable belief of possible fraud and termination for suggesting further inquiry (9th Cir.), 793
– MGM Mirage sells Las Vegas Treasury Island Hotel and Casino, 16

GERMANY

– Antitrust

– – Airlines

See AIR TRANSPORTATION

– – Oil and gas, RWE/Essent merger, RWE agrees to spin off Germany high pressure transmission network, 268; EC approves, 630
– – Parliament amends Restraints of Competition law, 198

– Banking

– – Deutsch Bank to buy private equity bank Sal. Oppenheim, 1036
– – Hypo Real Estate Holding, EC approves nationalization, 496
– – IKB bailout approved by EC, restructuring rejected, 801
– – Legislation allowing compulsory purchase of financial institutions approved by Cabinet, 199
– – Netherlands bailout of ABN AMRO, EC raises doubts over terms, 343

– Energy, E.ON to purchase power plants and drawing rights from Electrabel approved by EC, 981; EC clears, 1011
– Hartford Financial Services Group conversion to S&L holding company, Allianz allowed to retain minority stake, 50
– Lufthansa

See AIR TRANSPORTATION

– Opel bailout

See MOTOR VEHICLES

– Taxation, loss write-off restriction on nonresident corporations violated EU rules (ECJ), 112
– Telecommunications, Net Mobile, NTT DoCoMo commences tender offer, 881

GOODWILL

– Like-kind exchange treatment, IRS ruling creates new opportunities, 653
– Spain orders to end tax break, 1033

GREAT BRITAIN

See UNITED KINGDOM (UK)

GROCERY STORES

– Albertson merger, Blackstone Group managing director charged with insider trading (S.D.N.Y.), 102
– Antitrust, UK, NBTY Europe/Julian Graves merger, Office of Fair Trading refers completed acquisition to Competition Comm., 288
– Bankruptcy, Bruno's Supermarkets, sale of assets to Southern Family Markets approved (Bankr N.D. Ala.), 476
– Whole Foods/Wild Oats merger, Whole Foods seeks competitors' information as defense to FTC administrative proceedings, 47; merger in public interest only remaining issue, 69; request to halt FTC proceeding denied (D.C. Cir.), 96; FTC postpones proceeding, 122; settlement reached (FTC), 229