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Cooley advised Meredith Corporation, a multiplatform media and marketing company, on its agreement to sell its National Media Group to IAC’s Dotdash. Partners Kevin Mills and Aaron Binstock led the Cooley team advising Meredith.

Cooley advised Finicity, a leading provider of real-time access to financial data and insights, on its agreement to sell to Mastercard. Cooley partners Laura Medina and Michael Platt led the team advising Finicity.

Cooley advised Gray Television on its agreement to combine with Raycom Media for $3.65 billion in total proceeds.

Cooley is advising Gray Television on its acquisition of Schurz Communications' TV and radio stations for approximately $442.5 million. The transaction is expected to close following receipt of regulatory and other approvals by the first quarter of 2016.

The acquisition increases Gray's television markets to 49 within 28 states and provides Gray with the top-rated and highest grossing television stations in five additional markets.

Gray Television is a television broadcast company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, that owns and operates television stations and leading digital assets in markets throughout the United States. Schurz Communications is a Mishawaka, Indiana-based news and information company.

"Acquiring these stations is a transformative moment in Gray's history," said Kevin Latek, senior vice president of business development at Gray. "Having the team from Cooley with such a deep knowledge of the media industry by our side led to a favorable outcome for both parties, a result we are truly grateful for."

NetScout Systems received unconditional clearance from the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice for its proposed acquisition of the communications business of Danaher. The clearance follows the issuance of a second request by the DOJ, which occurred on December 24, 2014, and effectively extended the waiting period imposed by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act . As part of a negotiated timing agreement, NetScout agreed to delay close of the transaction until late May, making the DOJ's early decision to terminate its investigation without imposing any remedies a welcome development in the deal timeline.

NetScout is a market leading provider of performance analytics and operational intelligence solutions. The acquisition, which comprises Tektronix Communications, Arbor Networks and certain parts of Fluke Networks, will increase NetScout's scale and broaden its customer base among both service provider and enterprise customers, while accelerating NetScout's entry into cyber intelligence.

Cooley advised NetScout on both the acquisition and the antitrust aspects of the $2.6 billion transaction.