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Expert on Proxy Statement Disclosures Excluded Under Daubert

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A recent decision by Judge Novak in a securities case provides some helpful reminders on expert witness practice, particularly in commercial litigation, in the EDVA....more

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GLI - Mergers & Acquisitions 2023 - 12th Edition

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Overview - The year 2022 started strong but proved to be a mixed year for M&A in what could be described as a return to earth after the record-setting year that was 2021. The U.S. M&A market alone exceeded $2 trillion in...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

“Beyond Redemption”: SPAC Shareholder Redemptions and New Excise Tax Could Lead to Year-End Rush to Close or Liquidate

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Just last week, special purpose acquisition company The Music Acquisition Corporation (“TMAC”) called a special meeting of its stockholders.  It wasn’t the special meeting it originally envisioned.  TMAC was launched in...more

King & Spalding

The Rise of Crypto SPACs

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Digital assets and special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) have been two of the hottest topics in the financial world over the past few years, and, unsurprisingly, the topics overlap with increasing frequency. We have...more

Dechert LLP

Securities and Derivative Litigation: Quarterly Update - May 2022

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As previously discussed in our report, “Developments in Securities Fraud Class Actions Against U.S. Life Sciences Companies,” 210 federal securities class actions were filed in 2021, a 34% drop from the 319 filings in 2020...more

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Reps and Warranties Insurance 2022: First Quarter Round-Up

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Now that the first quarter of 2022 is at an end, we will show you quarter-on-quarter comparisons on the broader picture around RWI Pricing. Let’s look at a recap on some of the emerging trends impacting M&A activity and how...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

New SEC CD&Is Impacting Mergers and Acquisitions

On March 22, 2022, the staff (Staff) of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued six compliance and disclosure interpretations (CD&Is) impacting mergers and acquisitions. Two of the new CD&Is relate to Item 1.01...more

Jones Day

2021 Transactional Year in Review and 2022 Forecast: 2021 Shareholder Activism Highlights

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"Anti" M&A Activism  While the absolute number of companies publicly facing activist demands regarding M&A transactions decreased in 2021 vs. 2020, M&A activism represented an increased share of overall economic demands of...more

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2021 Transactional Year in Review and 2022 Forecast: Trends in European Public M&A

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Europe saw a major increase in public M&A activity in 2021, fueled by cheap money and optimism as economies started to emerge from the worst effects of the pandemic. In particular, PE purchasers with dry powder to deploy and...more

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2021 Transactional Year in Review and 2022 Forecast: Transactional Perspectives on 2022

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What are the trends, risks, and opportunities in 2022?  As dealmakers recover from a record-breaking 2021, we expect another busy year in 2022. While risks in the financing market, the tightening of the regulatory...more

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2021 Transactional Year in Review and 2022 Forecast

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TRANSACTIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON 2022 - What are the trends, risks, and opportunities in 2022? As dealmakers recover from a record-breaking 2021, we expect another busy year in 2022. While risks in the financing market,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

M&A in 2021 and Trends for 2022

2021 M&A smashed U.S. and global records. The year saw the arrival of a new U.S. administration, the release of COVID-19 vaccines, as well as continued questions regarding the impact of the pandemic, including the year-end...more

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Financial Daily Dose 6.7.2021 | Top Story: G-7 Nations Reach Historic Agreement on Global Minimum Corporate Tax

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This weekend saw groundbreaking action by the G-7 nations on the Biden administration’s proposal for a new global minimum tax of at least 15% “that companies would have to pay regardless of where they locate their...more

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