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Can A Charter Amendment Fix Con Ed?

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In a recent post, Professor Ann Lipton noted a proposed charter amendment intended to address the so-called "Con Ed" problem.   In Consol. Edison, Inc. v. Ne. Utilities, 426 F.3d 524 (2d Cir. 2005),  the stockholders of...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Delaware Court of Chancery Addresses Drag-Along Provisions and Covenants Not to Sue in the Private Company M&A Context

Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery recently issued a decision addressing whether a covenant not to sue set forth in a stockholders’ agreement is enforceable under Delaware law, with the result...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

How to Navigate the Decision of Exercising Drag-Along Rights During an M&A Process

During an M&A process, the seller and its stockholders may consider whether it would be beneficial to exercise any drag-along rights under its stockholder agreements or equity plans. Drag-along rights generally allow a subset...more

Hogan Lovells

In re MultiPlan: De-SPAC transaction warrants entire fairness review - Corporate / M&A Decisions update series

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In In re MultiPlan Corp. Stockholders Litigation, C.A. No. 2021-0300-LWW, the Delaware Court of Chancery denied motions to dismiss a shareholder complaint filed against a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), its...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Poison Pill Deep Dive Series: Qualifying Offer

The sixth of a six-part series examining six specific and evolving rights plan provisions. As discussed in greater detail in some of our prior articles, a shareholder rights plan is a protective measure used by a public...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Poison Pill Deep Dive Series: Last Look

The fifth of a six-part series examining six specific and evolving rights plan provisions. As discussed in greater detail in some of our prior articles, a shareholder rights plan is a protective measure used by a public...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Poison Pill Deep Dive Series: Triggering Percentage

The fourth of a six-part series examining six specific and evolving rights plan provisions. As discussed in greater detail in some of our prior articles, a shareholder rights plan is a protective measure used by a public...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Poison Pill Deep Dive Series: Acting In Concert

The third of a six-part series examining six specific and evolving rights plan provisions. As discussed in greater detail in some of our prior articles,[1] a shareholder rights plan is a protective measure used by a public...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Poison Pill Deep Dive Series: Grandfathering Existing Stockholders

The second of a six-part series examining six specific and evolving rights plan provisions. As discussed in greater detail in some of our prior articles, a shareholder rights plan is a defensive measure used by a public...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Poison Pill Deep Dive Series: The Inadvertent Triggering Exception

The first of a six-part series examining six specific and evolving rights plan provisions. An increasing number of companies are choosing to adopt shareholder rights plans (otherwise known as “poison pills”) in response to...more

White & Case LLP

2019 Summer 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 first half of 2019 and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these...more

Jones Day

Delaware Supreme Court Endorses Deal Price In Statutory Appraisal Action

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The decision makes clear that deal price is an appropriate indicator of fair value even where there is only one bidder. In Verition Partners Master Fund, Ltd. v. Aruba Networks, Inc., the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a...more

White & Case LLP

Peak performance: US M&A in 2018: Deal changing decisions from Delaware

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In the second half of 2018, the Delaware courts once again produced decisions that will guide M&A transactions in the future. Three cases affecting US M&A stood out in 2018....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2019 Insights: Key Delaware Corporation Law Developments

The Delaware courts issued a number of significant decisions in 2018 that are likely to have ripple effects throughout 2019. Among them were a series of cases that further developed the parameters of the Corwin and MFW...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

‘Partial and Elliptical Disclosures’ May Preclude Corwin Doctrine

Under Corwin v. KKR Financial Holdings LLC1 and its progeny, “when disinterested, fully informed, uncoerced stockholders approve a transaction absent a looming conflicted controller,” the irrebuttable business judgment rule...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Dell and Fair Value in Statutory Appraisal Actions

The development of Delaware appraisal law has continued with the Delaware Supreme Court’s highly anticipated December 2017 appraisal opinion in Dell, Inc. v. Magnetar Global Event Driven Master Fund Ltd. In Dell, the court...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Commercial Division Grants Preliminary Injunction in Shareholder Dispute

On January 6, 2017, Justice Charles E. Ramos of the Commercial Division issued an order enjoining two corporations from taking action in violation of a shareholders agreement of a third company. The case, Ciment v. SpanTran,...more

Dechert LLP

SEC and Drugmaker Allergan Reach Settlement over M&A Disclosure Violations

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and drugmaker Allergan settled claims that Allergan failed to disclose negotiations with third parties following the announcement of a hostile tender offer by Valeant and co-bidder...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Activist Investing in Europe: A Special Report (September 2016)"

This report offers an overview of the state of activism in Europe, as well as country-specific profiles for the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland, including information and commentary on noteworthy...more

King & Spalding

Delaware Court of Chancery Dismisses Litigation Arising from Controller Buyout of Books-A-Million Under "MFW" Framework

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On October 10, 2016, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued its decision in In re Books-A-Million, Inc. Stockholders Litigation. The decision, authored by Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster, is important because it applies the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Hong Kong Takeovers Panel Invalidates Whitewash Waiver Granted to Alibaba"

The recent decision of the Hong Kong Takeovers and Mergers Panel (the Panel) in relation to Alibaba Health Information Technology Limited (formerly CITIC 21CN Company Limited (21CN)) has reemphasized the fundamental...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Maryland Corporate Law Update – 2015

In the 2015 legislative session, the Maryland General Assembly implemented several useful changes to the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”). House Bill 522 (now Chapter 526 of 2015 Session Laws and referred to...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Mergers & Acquisitions Glossary

This Glossary contains many of the important terms and definitions used in the M&A world. The Glossary is not exhaustive, however. Like most areas of the law, M&A is a highly complex subject that involves several legal and...more

Cooley LLP

Newsletter: Cooley M&A Team News - July 2015

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As discussed in our March 2014 and April 2015 newsletters, in the last few years, there have been numerous developments in the law and practice surrounding appraisal rights under Delaware law. That trend has continued with...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"European Commission Proposes Significant Changes to the EU Merger Regulation"

On June 20, 2013, the European Commission (Commission) launched a public consultation on a number of significant proposed changes to the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR). The proposed amendments relate to (i) the possible review...more

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