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Delaware Chancery Court Utilizes DCF Method to Determine Fair Value of ISN Software Corp.

Shearman & Sterling

On August 11, 2016, Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III of the Delaware Court of Chancery relied on his own discounted cash flow ("DCF") analysis to determine the fair value of ISN Software Corp. ("ISN") in an appraisal action brought by two minority shareholders following the merger of ISN with its wholly-owned subsidiary.

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Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Delaware Court Of Chancery's Use Of Its Own DCF Method To Determine Fair Value After Controller-Directed Cash-Out Merger

Shearman & Sterling

. ("ISN") in an appraisal action brought by minority stockholders following the cash-out merger of ISN with its wholly-owned subsidiary, at the direction of its controlling stockholder. See Shearman & Sterling LLP, Delaware Chancery Court Utilizes DCF Method To Determine Fair Value Of ISN Software Corp., Appraisal Litig.,

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Delaware Chancery Court Utilizes DCF Method to Determine Fair Value of ISN Software Corp.

Shearman & Sterling

On August 11, 2016, Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III of the Delaware Court of Chancery relied on his own discounted cash flow ("DCF") analysis to determine the fair value of ISN Software Corp. ("ISN") in an appraisal action brought by two minority shareholders following the merger of ISN with its wholly-owned subsidiary.

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Keeping Up with Delaware Appraisal Jurisprudence Since Aruba: Deal Price Reigns Supreme, But Will Recent Decision Lead to More Arbitrage?

Cooley M&A

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 an effort to reduce appraisal arbitrage, Delaware amended the appraisal statute in 2016 to permit companies to prepay the deal price, stopping the clock on the statutory interest accrual.