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In January 2022, Vice Chancellor Lori Will of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a groundbreaking opinion in In re MultiPlan Corp. Stockholders Litigation that paved the way for SPAC stockholders to bring direct breach of...more
The Spotlight had the pleasure of sitting down with Anne Paape, managing director and senior fiduciary counsel at Cresset and Cresset Trust Company, to talk about the historic transfer of wealth many countries are undergoing,...more
In a recent order, the Delaware Court of Chancery “reluctantly” confirmed an arbitrator’s award arising from a post-closing purchase price adjustment dispute between a seller of a chain of grocery stores and a private equity...more
In a wave of SEC rulemaking this past year, representing a “new world order” event akin to Dodd-Frank, the SEC has provided itself with a fresh set of tools to increase regulatory and enforcement scrutiny on private funds....more
When leveraged buyouts (“LBOs”) fail, the selling shareholders are litigation targets. A common suit is a claim by a bankruptcy trustee asserting constructive fraudulent transfer claims seeking to claw-back payments to the...more
In a December 2023 statement, the White House detailed its intention to encourage antitrust enforcers to scrutinize anticompetitive acquisitions and anticompetitive practices in health care. Specifically, the statement...more
Key Points - - New draft merger guidelines reflect the aggressive approach that has defined merger enforcement in the Biden administration, including novel theories of harm. - Proposed changes to HSR notification will make...more
In considering whether two entities should be considered a “single employer” for purposes of the WARN Act, the Fifth Circuit concluded that “the question of de facto control is of such importance that liability might be...more
A recent U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) antitrust lawsuit against a private-equity owner of a large anesthesiology practice in Texas demonstrates that the FTC has begun to implement its more aggressive focus on the...more
The Delaware Court of Chancery (the Court) has raised eyebrows with a recent decision, in the case of Kodiak Building Partners, LLC v. Adams, to strike down a noncompetition covenant binding upon a seller in a sale...more
In In re P3 Health Group Holdings, LLC, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that a principal of a private equity fund was subject to jurisdiction in Delaware for alleged actions he took on behalf of one of the private equity...more
On 1 October 2022, an amendment to Act No. 37/2021 Coll., on keeping record of ultimate beneficial owners (the "UBO Act"), 1 came into force which, in order to ensure compliance with the pertinent European Directive,2...more
WHAT HAPPENED - • Seven directors resigned from corporate boards following promises of enforcement of Clayton Act Section 8 (15 U.S.C. § 19) by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), Antitrust Division (the Division), the...more
Please join us for an evening of dinner, idea-sharing and networking with other private equity GC’s at the incomparable Michelin-starred restaurant, Aquavit, featuring fabulous seasonal Nordic cuisine and delicious wine...more
For at least the third time in recent months, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (collectively, "the agencies") have signaled increased scrutiny of the private equity industry,...more
Dans le contexte des opérations transfrontalières de capital-investissement, de nombreux enjeux propres au Canada se posent quant à la rémunération des hauts dirigeants et à l’emploi. Plusieurs de ces enjeux sont liés au...more
There are many Canadian-specific executive compensation and employment issues that arise in the context of cross-border private equity transactions. Several of these issues relate to the treatment of management’s existing and...more
In our report published on April 26, 2022, we discussed the New York Department of Financial Services’ (NYDFS) Circular Letter No. 5 in which it reminded the industry that acquiring less than 10% of an insurer’s voting...more
On January 18, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) (together, the “Agencies”) jointly announced plans to “review,” “modernize” and “strengthen” horizontal merger...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Reminiscent of the DOL’s about-face on ESG investing by ERISA fiduciaries [discussed here], this week the DOL has issued a “supplemental statement” on its view of the use of private equity investments in...more
The District of Massachusetts issued the very first summary judgment decision in a False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit involving a private equity (PE) firm. The decision provides valuable insight into how the FCA may apply to PE...more
On April 30, 2021, then-Vice Chancellor (now Chancellor) Kathaleen S. McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a post-trial decision addressing an array of important topics in the "busted deal" context following a...more
What questions do prospective SPAC directors need to ask? What are the 10 most common misconceptions regarding attorney-client privilege? The Informed Board aims to provide insights into the key issues directors face...more
From standstill to strong recovery, Covid-19 created a year of two halves for transactions in 2020, forcing buyers and sellers to adjust their tactics in the private M&A market....more
When determining whether to uphold an indemnification provision that carved out an exception for only deliberate fraud, the Delaware Supreme Court recently explained in Express Scripts, Inc. v. Bracket Holding Corp., ___ A.3d...more