In recent months, the Delaware Court of Chancery has decided four significant cases regarding merger agreement earnout provisions. Most notably, in one of the largest judgments ever awarded by the Court, it found Johnson &...more
10/22/2024
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Buyers ,
Commercially Reasonable Efforts ,
Damages ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Earn-Outs ,
Johnson & Johnson ,
Merger Agreements ,
Mergers ,
Securities ,
Shareholders
A Delaware Court of Chancery opinion issued last week calls into question the common practice of corporate boards approving draft merger agreements. In AP-Fonden v. Activision Blizzard, Inc.,1 Chancellor McCormick declined to...more
Recently Victoria’s Secret captured headlines that had nothing to do with the retailer’s famous fashion show.
Victoria Secret’s parent company, L Brands, and private equity firm Sycamore Partners (“Sycamore”) exchanged...more
In this period of significant market volatility and economic headwinds, risk allocation provisions in M&A agreements are likely to be the subject of heightened focus by parties to deals and, potentially, the courts. One such...more