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SEC Prevails in Novel "Shadow Trading" Insider Trading Trial

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The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") won at trial in its first "shadow trading" case, holding a corporate official liable for insider trading for using nonpublic information about his company's acquisition to trade...more

Hogan Lovells

Public Takeovers in Germany

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Welcome to the fourth edition of our “Public Takeovers in Germany” newsletter. It provides an overview of public takeovers carried out in Germany in 2020 under the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act (WpÜG) and of...more

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Financial Disclosures about Acquisitions and Dispositions of Businesses

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On May 21, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) announced the adoption of amendments to certain rules and forms relating to financial disclosures about acquisitions and dispositions of businesses “to improve...more

White & Case LLP

2019 Half-year in review: M&A legal and market developments

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We set out in the attached Newsletter a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place in the second half of 2019 and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these...more

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Acquiring a US Public Company: An Overview for the Acquirer

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This guide summarizes certain considerations for a non-US acquirer considering an acquisition of a publicly traded US-based company in a negotiated (i.e., friendly) transaction. In addition to market dynamics and business...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Does Your Acquisition Agreement Trigger a Form 8-K?

When a public company is contemplating an acquisition, lawyers should consider early in the acquisition process whether the execution of the acquisition agreement and/or the completion of the acquisition may trigger a filing...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Court Abrogates Disclosure Settlement Related to Merger Transaction

In House v. Akorn, Inc. the United States District Court for the Norther District of Illinois Eastern division related to the proposed acquisition of Akorn by Frensenius Kabi AG.  The plaintiffs in these cases sued Akorn and...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Tesla, SolarCity and Social Media

Tesla, in an offer to acquire SolarCity, appears to be the first to announce a major proposed acquisition by a blog post. Since an 8-K was also filed, it can’t be sole proof that social media is a recognized distribution...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

2015 Guide to Acquiring US Public Companies

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This guide summarizes certain important considerations for acquiring a publicly traded US-based target corporation through a negotiated (i.e. “non-hostile”) tender offer, exchange offer or merger. US public companies are...more

Perkins Coie

Activist Funds Must Comply with HSR Premerger Reporting Rules

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint in August 2015 against three affiliated activist hedge fund companies and Third Point LLC, their management company, for acquiring voting securities in Yahoo! Inc. without...more

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Acquiring a US Public Company: An Overview for the Non-US Acquirer

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In This Issue: - Introduction - The US M&A Market - Friendly or Hostile? Deciding on the Approach to a Target - The Basics: Transaction Structures A. One-Step: Statutory Merger B....more

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