Shareholders, Initial Public Offering (IPO), Shareholder Litigation

Delaware court finds corporate charter cannot incorporate private agreement by reference

Hogan Lovells on 2/3/2025

In Seavitt v. N-able, 321 A.3d 516 (Del. Ch. 2024), decided prior to the amendment of the Delaware General Corporate law to add Section 122(18), the Delaware Court of Chancery held that the “public nature of a charter” means...more

A Brief Look at Direct SPAC Cases

Fishman Haygood LLP on 1/2/2024

Special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) have been in the litigation spotlight recently. As SPAC disputes play out in courts nationwide, one especially interesting field of play is in the Delaware Chancery courts where...more

SPAC Market Is Poised For A Rebound With Increased Scrutiny

Opportune LLP on 8/18/2022

By 2020, SPAC IPO activity had been booming, with a sharp growth in both the number of deals and volume across all industries, including energy. However, in 2021, investor sentiment seemed to shift as shareholder scrutiny...more

California Appellate Court Affirms Decision To Dismiss Putative Securities Class Action Against Hair Implantation Company Because...

A&O Shearman on 5/19/2022

On April 28, 2022, the First Appellate District Court of Appeals for the State of California affirmed the dismissal of putative securities class action against a hair transplant technology company (the “Company”) alleging...more

Delaware Court Holds that SPAC Sponsor’s “Founder Shares” Created a Conflict of Interest with Public Stockholders

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 2/2/2022

In 2021, there were 613 initial public offerings (“IPOs”) of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”), after 248 SPACs went public in 2020 and 59 in 2019. Prior to 2021, there had not been more than 500 IPOs of any...more

2018 Delaware Corporate Law and Litigation Year In Review

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 1/18/2019

In 2018, the Delaware courts issued a broad range of important decisions addressing various corporate law and governance issues. Those decisions are relevant for public and private companies and will help shape...more

An intro to claims and damages in M&A litigation

Hogan Lovells on 11/8/2018

We’ve asked lawyers from our offices in Spain, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the U.S. to give us an overview of what to expect in M&A litigation....more

SEC Commissioner Supports Mandatory Shareholder Arbitration

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog on 7/19/2017

Reuters is reporting that SEC Commissioner Michael Piwowar urged IPO companies to request relief from the SEC to include mandatory arbitration provisions for shareholder disputes. Commissioner Piwowar apparently made the...more

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