Shearman & Sterling

MAY 16, 2016

645, 2015 (Del. The decision has significant implications for (i) the effect of stockholder approval of a merger on the standard of review and (ii) investment banker conflicts. The decision has significant implications for (i) the effect of stockholder approval of a merger on the standard of review and (ii) investment banker conflicts.

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

4] However, such exceptions were not universal and, as will be discussed below, the vast majority of dual-class charters adopted before 2016 that contained transfer restrictions did not include M&A voting agreement carve outs. In a small number of cases, a class of common stock is offered to the public that has no voting rights at all.

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How2Exit

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Their team is experienced in M&A, and they hire the best talent available. rn Summary: Trish Higgins, partner at Chinmark Holdings, shares her journey in the world of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and holding companies. Reconciled sets the standard for consistency and quality that you can count on. Based Small Business.

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Solganick & Co.

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Solganick”) is pleased to announce another successful transaction in its Tech-Enabled Services M&A group. The 66degrees and Pandera merger brings together two of the most advanced Google Cloud services firms on the planet. Solganick & Co., said Kevin Curley, Pandera Systems CEO.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JUNE 13, 2023

Heck, Facebook even made a Timehop cline called On This Day in 2015 , which garnered 60 million daily visitors in a year. The online party planning platform Punchbowl is rebranding to create a parent organization called Sincere Corporation. Additionally, it is also acquiring the personal memory capsule app Timehop — and yes, it still exists.

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Shearman & Sterling

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Bouchard of the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed a shareholder action seeking post-merger damages for breach of fiduciary duty against the directors and officers of C&J Energy Services, Inc. On August 24, 2016, Chancellor Andre G. City of Miami General Employees and Sanitation Employees Retirement Trust v. Comstock Jr., 9980-CB (Del.

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How2Exit

MAY 8, 2023

Ron Concept 1: Explore Business Acquisitions and Mergers Business acquisitions and mergers are an increasingly popular way for entrepreneurs to grow their businesses and increase their profits. Acquisitions and mergers allow businesses to expand into new markets, increase their customer base, and take advantage of economies of scale.

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The Deal

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Bomi Lee knew she wanted to specialize in M&A after working on two deals as a mid-level associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in 2014 and 2015, she said on this week’s Drinks With The Deal podcast. “I I liked the strategy and the negotiations and the chess game element of M&A, the immediacy of M&A,” Lee said.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 24, 2020

Detailed below are our “notes from the field” for tech M&A in 2019. Tech M&A hit the global regulatory crosshairs in 2019 – creating a deal environment in which regulatory clearance, timing and scope of review quickly become one of the most critical factors in assessing transaction risk.

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Shearman & Sterling

APRIL 18, 2017

Bouchard of the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed a shareholder derivative suit alleging a breach of fiduciary duty against the directors of Paramount Gold and Silver Corp. ("Paramount") in connection with Paramount's merger with Coeur Mining, Inc. ("Coeur"). On April 13, 2017, Chancellor Andre G. 3d 304 (Del.

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Shearman & Sterling

MAY 16, 2016

645, 2015 (Del. The decision has significant implications for (i) the effect of stockholder approval of a merger on the standard of review and (ii) investment banker conflicts. The decision has significant implications for (i) the effect of stockholder approval of a merger on the standard of review and (ii) investment banker conflicts.

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TechCrunch: M&A

AUGUST 22, 2023

Following rumors that it was exploring the sale of its weather business as part of a move to streamline operations, IBM says that it’s found a buyer for The Weather Company, the weather forecasting and information company it acquired in 2015. “Over the last few years, we’ve evolved IBM to be a hybrid cloud and AI company.

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Shearman & Sterling

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Bouchard of the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed a shareholder action seeking post-merger damages for breach of fiduciary duty against the directors and officers of C&J Energy Services, Inc. On August 24, 2016, Chancellor Andre G. City of Miami General Employees and Sanitation Employees Retirement Trust v. Comstock Jr., 9980-CB (Del.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 10, 2023

Asia-Pacific sees ~$1+ trillion of M&A deal activity per year , and SE Asia accounts for only ~10% of that (note that the first image below is only for 9 months of the year, so the full-year numbers are higher): $50 – $100 billion of M&A deal activity per year may seem like a lot, but it’s less than Canada in an average year.

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InvestmentBank.com

AUGUST 14, 2019

Introduction Education technology (EdTech) is a term used to describe the industry that combines education and technological advances, revolutionizing the conventional landscape of education. Students (K-12) participating in schools with technological integration efforts achieved an increase of 94 points on average in SAT I performance [1].

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How2Exit

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Prior to joining Valsoft in 2018, Costa honed his skills in investment banking, focusing on the bond market before deciding to dive headfirst into the exciting world of software acquisitions and mergers. rn rn Notable Quotes: rn rn "We like buying small businesses. rn rn Notable Quotes: rn rn "We like buying small businesses.

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

M&F Worldwide Corp. The court also held that in these one-sided deals, the transaction can be structured in advance to comply with the Delaware Supreme Court’s seminal decision in M&F Worldwide to cleanse a potential conflict. Post-Merger Employment Agreement Did Not Create a Conflict. to “cleanse” a potential conflict.

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What's Market

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Goulston & Storrs M&A attorney Dan Avery is a nationally recognized expert on M&A deal point trends. This article examines the prevalence and usage of stand-alone indemnities in private company M&A transactions with reference to the ABA studies. breaches of representations, warranties, or covenants.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JUNE 26, 2023

The main BIWS financial modeling course has been too long since about 2015, so I am finally taking this chance to fix it. We are making major changes to the main BIWS financial modeling course in a few days, which I also wanted to announce directly on this site. complained that our courses were “too basic.”

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The Deal

AUGUST 10, 2023

Streamlining Portfolio Under Activists’ Watch Berry Global picked up the bulk of its nonwoven fabrics business in 2015 through the $2.45 Streamlining Portfolio Under Activists’ Watch Berry Global picked up the bulk of its nonwoven fabrics business in 2015 through the $2.45 Evansville, Ind.-based Ebitda margin.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

WTO's Influence on Cross-Border Investments and M&As Reduced Barriers With the WTO advocating for the reduction of trade barriers, there's increased ease in cross-border investments. The World Trade Organization (WTO ) plays a pivotal role in shaping the global economic landscape. Here's a detailed history of this transformation.

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Sica Fletcher

JULY 1, 2020

Update on Private Equity and Insurance Brokerages In our ,, previous article , we reported that the COVID-19 pandemic had not diminished the pace of mergers and acquisitions transactions we are seeing in the insurance agency and brokerage sector. Dry PE powder had almost doubled since the end of 2015, when it stood at $750 billion.

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Wall Street Mojo

JANUARY 4, 2024

What Is The Empire Building? Empire Building refers to a management or leadership strategy where individuals within an organization seek to expand their influence, power, and control over various aspects of the company beyond their original responsibilities. How Does Empire Building In Business Work?

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Investment banks, for instance, project revenues from anticipated deals and M&A activities. Investment banks, for instance, project revenues from anticipated deals and M&A activities. The oil price drop in 2015-2016, for example, forced many firms to adjust their budgets to the new market reality.

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Cooley M&A

AUGUST 11, 2020

In the M&A context, most breach of fiduciary duty cases assert claims that arise at the time the board approves the entry into the definitive transaction document. In 2015, Towers Watson and Willis Group announced a “merger of equals.” Case # 1 (Fort Myers v.

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The Deal

JUNE 23, 2023

billion in 2015. The recent purchase of Riverbed Technology LLC reflects a burgeoning niche for middle-market technology turnaround investor Vector Capital Management LP: buying companies from lenders who converted debt to equity through reorganizations. APO) leading a recapitalization. However, Moody’s Investors Service Inc.

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InvestmentBank.com

OCTOBER 24, 2019

M&A activity in physician practices continues to grow and outpace other sectors as deals in the healthcare industry are coveted by investors for their strong growth, recession resistance, and superior historical returns.

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Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch

MAY 10, 2023

On May 1, 2023, the Delaware Court of Chancery addressed an unsettled question under Delaware law—whether a fully informed, uncoerced vote of disinterested stockholders (so-called “Corwin cleansing” [1] ) can be applied to defeat claims to enjoin defensive measures under Unocal Corp. Mesa Petroleum Co.

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Cooley M&A

MAY 5, 2020

M&F Worldwide Corp., M&F Worldwide Corp., 27, 2020) (“Salladay”), the court held that a conflicted transaction – not involving a controlling shareholder – could only be cleansed through the use of a special committee under Trados II [ 1 ] if the special committee was constituted ab initio (i.e., from the outset). 3d 635 (Del.

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Cooley M&A

JULY 9, 2021

To determine the fair value of Regal’s common stock at the effective time of the merger, the court reduced the deal price by $3.77/share, In Regal , the court found that the deal price was the most reliable indicator of the fair value, given the sales process and other objective indicia of reliability.

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Cooley M&A

MARCH 9, 2017

Purchase price adjustments are common features (2015 SRS study: 77% of deals) of private merger agreements that are generally intended to ensure that the acquired company will have the same level of cash or working capital to operate the business post closing that it had at signing. A recent decision in Chicago Bridge v.

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Cooley M&A

MARCH 2, 2021

According to Nasdaq , in 2015, SPACs made up approximately 12% of the IPO market, but by 2020, that number had risen to approximately 53%. What is a SPAC. Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are on the rise. SPACs are predicted to be an even higher percentage of the 2021 market share, with SPACs representing 79% of the January IPOs.

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The Deal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

HLLY), a supplier of automotive parts and nitrous oxide injection systems, public in 2021 following a hold dating back to 2015; Odyssey currently owns chemicals and equipment distributor Aramsco; and TJC formed automotive component platform Agility Global Technologies LLC in August 2019. An auction for H.I.G. Sentinel brought Holley Inc.

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

2023’s much-discussed downturn in mergers & acquisitions – with global M&A volume and value down 6% and 17%, respectively, from 2022 – was largely driven by the slowdown in the tech sector, with global tech M&A volumes down 51% year over year, while other sectors saw marked increases. [1] billion leading the pack.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JUNE 26, 2023

Adranos has raised over $21 million since its founding in 2015. Defense technology company Anduril Industries has acquired Adranos , a startup that manufactures solid rocket motors for in-space and terrestrial applications. The two companies did not disclose the terms of the deal. A 2022 report from the U.S.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 23, 2024

FIS acquires post-trade platform Torstone Technology Coming in at number 10 in our 2024 most read countdown was a major merger and acquisition scoop announced at the start of the year. The deal will further bolster FIS capital markets technology offering, having acquired SunGard in a major deal back in 2015.

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

So far this year, deal parties are approaching M&A with cautious optimism. This series of Cooley M&A blog posts include some brief observations that offer some M&A highlights over the past year and our thoughts for the year to come. Read more from our 2017 M&A Trends Series. Appraisal Risks Factor High.

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