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ISS Releases 2025 Policy Survey

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Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) recently released its Annual Benchmark Policy Survey (the "Policy Survey"). In keeping with its prior practice, ISS seeks responses from institutional shareholders, issuers,...more

Woodruff Sawyer

My Name’s on the Door: Founder Supremacy in Delaware After Moelis

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Founding a successful company is enormously difficult. An oft-cited statistic is that 75% of venture-backed start-ups fail, a percentage that is probably both understated and fails to consider all the companies that never...more

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Delaware Governor Signs Into Law Amendments to Delaware’s General Corporation Law

On July 17, 2024, Delaware Governor John Carney signed into law amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) from Senate Bill 313 that had sparked considerable controversy within the corporate law and governance...more

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2024 Amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware Go into Effect

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The latest amendments (the “Amendments”) to the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) went into effect today, August 1, 2024, to address, among other things, (i) stockholder agreements related to corporate governance;...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

China’s Updated Company Law: Impacts on Shareholders’ Rights

China’s updated Company Law (the “new Law”) took effect on July 1, 2024. First promulgated on December 29, 1993, the PRC Company Law has undergone two substantial updates during its 30 years of development, the previous one...more

Allen Matkins

Is Member Ratification Effective Or "Like Takin' Sick When Nobody Knows The Cure"?

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When faced with an unauthorized or defective action, I expect that many practitioners will seek fix the problem by obtaining a ratification of the action.  But will a ratification cure the problem?...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

The Israeli Approach to Anti-Dilution Rights

Two of the tools investors can use to minimize the risks they take and preserve their holding percentage in a company are the anti-dilution protection and pre-emptive rights. These very important rights are customarily...more

Mayer Brown

CVM publica regras que alteram ritos de participação e votação a distância em assembleias gerais de acionistas

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Essa semana (04/06/2024), a Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM) divulgou a Resolução CVM nº 204, que promove alterações na Resolução CVM nº 81/22 e traz inovações nas regras de participação e votação a distância em...more

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New Reporting Requirement for Shareholders of Listed Companies

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In order to implement the mandate of Law No. 4 of 2023 on the Development and Strengthening of the Financial Sector and to ensure that reports on changes in share ownership comply with currently applicable international...more

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Delaware Court of Chancery Invalidates Common Stockholder Governance Rights in Stockholder Agreement

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Key Takeaways - The Delaware Court of Chancery held that stockholder governance rights that restrict the ability of the board of directors to manage or direct the business and affairs of a corporation are facially invalid...more

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Delaware Court Of Chancery Invalidates Stockholder Agreement Provisions That Deprive Board Of Key Decision-Making Powers

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On February 23, 2024, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery invalidated a number of significant provisions in a stockholder agreement between a financial institution (the “Company”) and its...more

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Delaware Court of Chancery Invalidates Common Governance Rights in Stockholder Agreement

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In West Palm Beach Firefighters’ Pension Fund v. Moelis & Company, the Delaware Court of Chancery invalidated a set of approval rights contained in a stockholder agreement as facially in conflict with Section 141(a) of the...more

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Delaware Chancery Court Invalidates Moelis Shareholder Agreement

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On February 23, 2024, a decision by Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster in the Delaware Chancery Court invalidated parts of a shareholder agreement between Moelis & Company and its Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and founder,...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Uganda

1. INTRODUCTION - Given that Uganda was a British colony, the English legal system and law are predominant in Uganda. Uganda's legal system is based on English Common Law and African customary law. However, customary law...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Turkey (Updated)

A. Types of Business Entities - 1. Description of The Types of Entities - Pursuant to Turkish Foreign Direct Investment Law, foreign investors are free to make foreign direct investments in Turkey and shall be...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Delaware Chancery’s Moelis II Decision Provides Cautionary Tale for Boards and Activists

On February 23, 2024, Vice Chancellor Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued his 131-page decision in West Palm Beach Firefighters’ Pension Fund v. Moelis & Co., No. 2023-0309-JTL. The case involved a...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Sweden (Updated)

1. INTRODUCTION TO THE VARIOUS AVAILABLE LEGAL ENTITY TYPES - The most common form of legal entity to start a newco in Sweden is through a Limited Liability Company (Sw. Aktiebolag). There are, however, other types of...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Spain (Updated)

1. TYPES OF BUSINES ENTITIES - 1.1 Description of the types of entities available in each jurisdiction through which to conduct business - • Limited companies: Corporation and Limited Liability Company - When...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Slovakia (Updated)

1. Types of Business Entities - The currently available local corporate structures for conducting business are: - General partnership - Limited partnership - Limited liability company - Joint-stock company -...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Taiwan (Updated)

Introduction to Taiwan - In less than 50 years starting from 1949, Taiwan went from an agriculture-based economy to being an economic powerhouse and leader in the field of high-tech goods. Its Gross Domestic Product...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Delaware Court of Chancery Addresses Validity of Stockholder Agreement-Based Restrictions over Corporate Governance Matters

On February 23, 2024, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a decision concluding that some provisions of a stockholder agreement purporting to give a large stockholder various governance...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Singapore (Updated)

Registration of Business Entities - Unless exempted, business entities must be registered with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) via their business filing portal: BizFile+. A foreigner residing...more

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Italy Approves New Legislation to Support Listings on Euronext Milan

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The legislation aims to enhance the competitiveness of the Italian capital markets by introducing various reforms regarding the listing process and corporate governance. Listings on Euronext Milan are supported by Bill n....more

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Establishing a Business Entity in Romania (Updated)

1. Types of Business Entities - When entering the Romanian market, foreign investors have the option of incorporating a new legal entity with a Romanian legal personality, or setting up a unit of a foreign mother company,...more

Allen Matkins

Can "New Wave" Stockholder Agreements Catch A Wave In California?

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Professor Stephen Bainbridge recently commented on a decision by Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster finding that Section 141(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law trumps most of the provisions of a so-called "new wave"...more

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