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IRS Signals Increased Scrutiny of Deductibility of Success-Based Fees in M&A Transactions

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Our Tax Group sheds light on recent IRS rulings that disallow deductions involving success-based fees in M&A transactions. Contrary to common practice, the IRS recently ruled target companies could not deduct success-based...more

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USPTO Stands Behind Significant New Fees for 2025

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The USPTO has taken another step towards implementing fee adjustments in January 2025, by publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (RPRM) on April 3, 2024.. The NPRM stands by most of the significant fee adjustments it...more

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Plaintiffs’ Firms Extracting Fees Based on Newly Invalidated Advance Notice Bylaw Provisions

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In Kellner v. AIM ImmunoTech, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that certain advance notice bylaw provisions were invalid. While the decision engages in a fact-specific analysis of many aspects of AIM ImmunoTech’s advance...more

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SEC Answers Questions on New Tailored Shareholder Report Requirements

The staff of the Division of Investment Management (the “Staff”) has issued a FAQ pertaining to the rule and form amendments adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in October 2022, which require...more

Carlton Fields

SEC Revamps Fund Shareholder Reporting and Fee/Expense Advertising Rules

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On October 26, 2022, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments establishing a new framework for annual and semiannual reports provided by mutual funds and exchange-traded funds that are registered on Form N-1A (funds). The SEC...more

K&L Gates LLP

SEC Proposes Major Changes to Prospectus and Shareholder Report Disclosure Scheme

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I. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a bold new approach to shareholder and investor communications by investment companies registered on Form N-1A under the Investment...more

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Financial Services Weekly Roundup: SEC Proposes Modified Disclosure Framework For Funds

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In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed modifying the disclosure framework for mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (funds), which would create a new layered disclosure regime that attempts to...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

District Court Judge Rejects M&A Mootness Fee Settlement As A “Racket” That “Must End”

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Following Delaware’s lead in Trulia, an Illinois District Court judge refused to approve a mootness fee settlement as “worthless to the shareholders.” The judge noted that such settlements amounted to a...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Financial Adviser Update Regarding Disclosure of Fees

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A recent Delaware Court of Chancery case, Vento v. Curry, highlights Delaware courts’ treatment of financial adviser relationships, how these relationships intersect with directors’ fiduciary duties, and the importance of...more

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Developments in Disclosure of Financial Advisor Fees in M&A Transactions

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Recent developments, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission settlement with CVR Energy and related SEC Staff guidance, reinforce a trend towards more extensive disclosure of financial advisor fees in M&A...more

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Seventh Circuit Affirms District Court on Remand in Jones v. Harris Associates

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In Jones v. Harris Associates L.P., the Supreme Court adopted the Gartenberg standard for cases brought under Section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940: “[T]o face liability... an investment adviser must charge a...more

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SEC Staff Grants Relief for Adjustment to Mutual Fund Subadvisory Fee Without Shareholder Approval

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The staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management (the “Staff”) granted no-action relief for the implementation of an adjustment in the fee paid by a mutual fund’s adviser to the fund’s subadviser, without shareholder...more

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