O’Melveny & Myers LLP advised Dealertrack Technologies, Inc., a leader in software solutions and services for automotive retailers, in its definitive merger agreement with Cox Automotive, Inc., a leading provider of digital marketing, wholesale, and e-commerce solutions across the automotive industry. Under the terms of the agreement, Cox Automotive will acquire Dealertrack in an all-cash transaction valued at US$4 billion or US$63.25 per share. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2015. More >>

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to welcome Paul Zagar, M.D., to the Firm as a Partner in the Intellectual Property group in the Firm’s New York office. A former surgeon, Dr. Zagar concentrates his practice on patent prosecution, counseling, and litigation in the fields of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, chemistry, and medical devices. He joins the Firm on the heels of Blank Rome’s combination in Houston with 24 attorneys from the intellectual property law firm of Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri L.L.P, and the recent addition of intellectual property lawyer Aldo Noto as Partner in the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office. More >>

The Firm represented Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. as joint book-running managers in connection with a public offering by Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (“SNI”) of $600 million of 2.8% Senior Notes due 2020, $400 million of 3.5% Senior Notes due 2022 and $500 million of 3.95% Senior Notes due 2025. The offering closed on June 2, 2015. More >>