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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Canadian Mergers & Acquisitions: A Guide for Investment Banks, Bidders and Boards, 10th edition

Davies’ Canadian Mergers & Acquisitions guide draws on our substantial cross-border M&A experience to offer guidance on both the legal framework and practical aspects of Canadian mergers and acquisitions, including critical...more

Dechert LLP

Avoiding an Out-of-Court Restructuring May Breach Fiduciary Duties

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Introduction Under Delaware law, the board of directors of an insolvent company has wide latitude to pursue good-faith strategies to maximize the value of the firm. Trenwick Am. Litig. Tr. v. Ernst & Young, L.L.P., 906 A.2d...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Acting Behind The Scenes: High Court Confirms Duties Of Shadow Directors

In Standish & Ors v The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc & Anor (the “Judgment”), the High Court confirmed that the duties owed by a shadow director are limited to the subject matter of their instructions. This alert is...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

English Court Provides Guidance on Director Liability for Dividends - The High Court decision in Burnden Holdings clarifies the...

A recent decision of the High Court of Justice in England & Wales in Re Burnden Holdings (UK) Limited (in liquidation) [2019] EWHC 1566 (Ch) (“Burnden Holdings”) provides a thorough review of English dividends law, including...more

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment

Fund Restructurings: How to Navigate a Conflict-Rich Environment

The number of private equity fund restructurings is likely to rise in the coming years. The current economic expansion will inevitably come to an end (at 87 months and counting, this expansion is already the third longest...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The Delaware Court of Chancery Finds Two Transactions Were Not Entirely Fair, but Awards No Damages Where the Prices of the...

On September 4, 2014, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued two lengthy post-trial opinions, both authored by Vice Chancellor John W. Noble, finding that recapitalization or restructuring transactions did not satisfy the...more

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Delaware Court Rules Nevada Law Governs But Applies Delaware Law

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Although there are many significant differences between the corporate laws of Nevada and Delaware, the Nevada Supreme Court has often looked across the country to Delaware. Thus, the Nevada high court has adopted Delaware’s...more

Bennett Jones LLP

New Concerns for Bondholders, Lenders and Other Creditors Following SCC’s Indalex Decision

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On February 1, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its much-awaited decision in the Indalex case. While the central issue in Indalex was the priority of wind-up deficiencies in defined benefit pension plans...more

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Supreme Court of Canada Upholds Priority for DIP Lenders in CCAA Proceedings

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Overview - On February 1, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada (the “SCC”) affirmed the priority granted to Debtor-In-Possession (“DIP”) lenders who provide capital to debtor companies undergoing the restructuring process...more

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