Biography
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Megan Granger is a partner in Weil’s Antitrust group. Her practice focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions while also providing general counseling on all aspects of antitrust law. She has worked on matters across a wide range of industries including technology, retail, food & beverage, energy, and agriculture.
Megan was recognized by Law360 as a 2023 “Rising Star,” by The National Journal as a 2021 “D.C. Rising Star,” and by Legal 500 as a Next Generation Partner. She has also been named a 2024 “Up & Coming” Lawyer in Antitrust by Chambers USA, where it is noted that she is “fantastic with clients.”
Megan obtained her J.D. from the University of Virginia School Of Law where she served on the editorial board of the Virginia Law & Business Review. She earned her B.S. in Commerce, with distinction, from the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce.
Key Representations:
- Microsoft on its investment in OpenAI.
- The Home Depot, Inc. in its $18.25 billion acquisition of SRS Distribution Inc.
- ChampionX Corporation in its pending $7.8 billion sale to SLB.
- Cedar Fair, L.P. in its pending $8 billion merger with Six Flags Entertainment.
- Sunoco LP in its $7.3 billion acquisition of NuStar Energy L.P.
- Microsoft in its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc.
- Meta Platforms (f/k/a Facebook) in numerous M&A related matters, including its $1 billion acquisition of Kustomer and its $400 million acquisition of Within.
- American Securities in its $1.9 billion sale of Paragon Medical, to AMETEK, Inc.
- NEOGEN Corporation in its $5.3 billion combination with the Food Safety business of 3M.
- Microsoft in its $7.5 billion acquisition of ZeniMax Media, parent company of Bethesda Softworks and other game studios.
- BASF in its $11 billion acquisition of seed and herbicide businesses and assets pursuant to a DOJ antitrust consent decree in connection with Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto.
- Blackstone Capital Partners and its portfolio company, PSAV, a global AV and event technology services provider, in its acquisition of Encore Event Technologies.
- Alfa S.A.B. de C.V. in the formation of Corpus Christi Polymers LLC (CCP), a joint venture among industry participants, and CCP’s $1.2 billion acquisition of an under-construction PET-PTA production facility in Corpus Christi, TX from M&G USA Corp.
- Walgreens Boots Alliance in its $4.377 billion acquisition of 1,932 Rite Aid stores.
- The Sherwin-Williams Company in its $11.3 billion acquisition of The Valspar Corporation.
- Campbell Soup Company in its $4.87 billion acquisition of Snyder’s-Lance.
- Biomet Inc., in its $13.4 billion sale to Zimmer Holdings, Inc.
- Kinder Morgan in its $38 billion acquisition of El Paso Corporation.
- The Sherwin-Williams Company in its acquisition of the US business of Comex.
- Bridgestone in a Department of Justice criminal investigation regarding the alleged bid rigging of automotive anti-vibrational rubber parts.
Awards and Recognition, Speaking Engagements, Firm News & Announcements, Latest Thinking
Awards and Recognition
- Megan Granger Named an “Up & Coming” Lawyer for Antitrust in Washington, D.C. Award Brief — Chambers USA
- Megan Granger Named a “Rising Star” in Competition Award Brief — Law360
- Megan Granger Named a “Next Generation Partner” in Merger Control Award Brief — Legal 500
- Weil Recognized in Global Competition Review's Matter of the Year for 2019 Award Brief — Global Competition Review Awards
Speaking Engagements
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New Frontiers in Market Definition
Speaker(s):
Megan A. Granger
April 11, 2024 — Weil Antitrust partner Megan Granger participated on a panel at the ABA’s Antitrust Spring Meeting entitled “New Frontiers in Market Definition”. Panelists provided their views on market definition, legal and economic tools for defining markets, and how much market definitions still matter in today’s antitrust environment.”
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Novel Theories of How Mergers Harm Competition
Speaker(s):
Megan A. Granger
November 14, 2023 — Weil Antitrust partner Megan Granger participated on a panel at Global Competition Review’s 2023 Women in Antitrust conference entitled “Novel Theories of How Mergers Harm Competition”. The panel discussed the increased evaluation of mergers by global competition authorities under new theories about how they are likely to lessen competition.
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises American Securities in its Agreement to Sell Acuren Deal Brief — May 22, 2024
- Eighteen Weil Attorneys Shortlisted for Euromoney's 2024 Women in Business Law Americas Awards Firm Announcement — April 08, 2024
Latest Thinking
- Weil Private Equity Sponsor Sync Publication — By Christopher R. Machera, Arnie Fridhandler, David B. Gail, Olivia J. Greer, Megan A. Granger, Adam C. Hemlock, Katya Dajani and Glenn D. West — PDF — January 2024
- FTC Challenges Alleged “Roll Up” and Other Anticompetitive Conduct by Sponsor and Portfolio Company Alert — Antitrust — By Adam C. Hemlock, Megan A. Granger and Katya Dajani — PDF — September 28, 2023
- Draft Merger Guidelines Seek to Reshape Antitrust Enforcement Landscape Alert — Antitrust — By Steven A. Newborn, Michael Moiseyev, Jeffrey H. Perry, Brianne Kucerik, Megan A. Granger, Rob Meyer, Kristin Sanford, Rachel Williams and Anne Corbett — PDF — July 20, 2023