Deal Lawyers

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Wong Leung Revocable Trust U/A Dated 03/09/2018 v. Last week, in Roberta Ann K.W. Amazon.com, Inc. 10/24), the Delaware Court of Chancery addressed a broad stockholder 220 demand seeking to inspect wide-ranging corporate and business records of Amazon following government allegations of antitrust violations.

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Government Corporation Business 124

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 12, 2018

The January 12, 2018, edition of TechCrunch’s weekly venture capital-focused podcast, Equity, looks back at the past year’s M&A transactions and evaluates what’s in store for 2018. Listen to the podcast. Jamie Leigh.

Equities 52

Equities M&A Acquisitions Capital 52

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 10, 2024

2018-0075-SG (Del. Cephalon, Inc., 30, 2024) - Stockholder representatives of an acquired corporation brought claims alleging that defendants had failed to use contractually-required commercially reasonable efforts to commercialize an acquired drug asset for a particular use. By: Morris James LLP

Pharmaceutical 161

Pharmaceutical Mergers Corporation 161

JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 16, 2024

2018-0484-JTL (Del. In re Columbia Pipeline Grp. Merger Litig., May 15, 2024) - In this post-trial decision, the Court addressed an acquirer’s responsibility for damages suffered by a stockholder class when the acquirer had been found liable for aiding and abetting breaches of fiduciary duties by certain of the target’s officers.

Mergers 161

Mergers 161

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 24, 2024

The Department of Defense assessed an average of about 40 defense-related mergers and acquisitions each year from 2018 to 2022, a small portion of the roughly 400 defense mergers estimated to occur annually, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). By: Goodwin

Mergers 155

Mergers Mergers and Acquisitions Accountant Government 155

TechCrunch: M&A

MARCH 26, 2024

The deal marks Borderless’ first acquisition since its inception in 2018. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Capital 223

Capital Investment Asset Management Acquisitions 223

JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Barclays tracked 147 activist campaigns globally in the H1 2024, surpassing the previous record of 143 set in the same period of 2018. Japan reported 38 campaigns, almost triple the 14 seen in. By: White & Case LLP

Investors 167

Investors 167

JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 16, 2024

For the past several years, CFIUS’s webpage only included two enforcement actions, one from 2018 and another in 2019. Among other updates, the webpage provides information about six CFIUS penalty actions from 2023 and 2024. By: Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Trading 161

Trading Investment 161

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Key takeaways are that: EU and Member State authorities imposed multiple material antitrust fines from 2018-2022, totalling approx. The European Commission (EC) has published its latest report on competition enforcement in medicines and medical products. EUR780 million. By: Allen & Overy LLP

Pharmaceutical 167

Pharmaceutical Medical IT 167

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

billion maximum value and USD2.6bn grant date fair value to Tesla CEO Elon Musk (the “2018 Grant”). Chancellor Kathleen McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery grappled with this question in a recent derivative lawsuit challenging Tesla’s performance-based equity award with a potential USD55.8 By: Allen & Overy LLP

Equities 177

Equities 177

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 24, 2024

Volume, meanwhile, sank to its lowest annual figure since 2018, with a total of 36,640 deals announced. Dealmakers are learning to navigate a stricter regulatory environment as UK and EU authorities take an increasingly interventionist stance Global dealmaking experienced a slowdown in 2023 as the market battled headwinds on several fronts.

IT 172

IT 172

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 28, 2024

2018-0484-JTL, the Delaware Court of Chancery allocated liability among two sell-side officers and a third-party acquirer under the Delaware Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act (DUCATA). In In re Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. Merger Litigation, C.A.

Mergers 172

Mergers IT 172

JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 5, 2024

From 2017 to 2018, SCG “caused” U.S. If you need to find an example of this long reach, look no further than OFAC’s recent settlement with SCG Plastics (“SCG”), in which SCG, a Thailand company, which sells plastic resins, agreed to pay $20 million for violations of the Iran Sanctions Program. financial institutions to process $291.

Financial Institution 196

Financial Institution 196

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Specialty Networks, founded in 2018 and based in Cleveland, is an integrated, multi-specialty organization with group purchasing organizations, life sciences and research solutions in urology, gastroenterology and rheumatology. Linden Capital Partners has announced it will sell Specialty Networks to Cardinal Health for $1.2 billion in cash.

Private Equity 149

Private Equity Healthcare Equities Capital 149

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 24, 2018

Trump’s agency appointments are setting the antitrust agenda in 2018.

Pharmaceutical 52

Pharmaceutical Mergers Business 52

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

trillion of M&A deals were announced last year—a ten-year low in aggregate annual value terms—while deal volume, with 36,640 announcements, sank to its lowest annual figure since 2018, when the figure stood at 34,130. Nearly US$3.2 By: White & Case LLP

M&A 172

M&A Finance Finance IT 172

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

883 (2018), that a debtor may itself qualify as a "financial institution" covered by the safe harbor by retaining a bank or trust company as an agent to handle payments, By: Jones Day Supreme Court suggested (but did not hold) in Merit Mgmt. FTI Consulting, Inc.,

Securities 200

Securities Financial Institution Consulting Banking 200

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The report looks at enforcement from 2018 - 2022 and is a follow-up of the previous report which covered 2009 - 2017. By: Hogan Lovells

Pharmaceutical 187

Pharmaceutical 187

Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

What’s on tap for 2018 M&A? A recap of 2017 trends and the Cooley outlook on this year’s dealmaking: Buying Innovation: Retention and Non-Competes. For both old-line companies and tech giants, innovation is the name of the game.

M&A 52

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Mergers Negotiation 52

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 4, 2023

Over an eight-year period ending in 2018, Murad, a U.S. cosmetics company, illegally exported goods and services to Iran in 62 separate transactions worth approximately $11 million. Murad was acquired by Unilever United States (“Unilever”) in 2015. Once discovered, Unilever voluntarily disclosed the conduct to OFAC.

IT 187

IT 187

Deal Lawyers

MAY 24, 2023

This Sidley memo reviews all announced public transactions from January 1, 2018 through April 30, 2023 that included CVRs as part of the considerations, and identifies the key […]

Valuation 160

Valuation 160

Deal Lawyers

MAY 3, 2024

This year, SRS Acquiom analyzed more than 2,100 private-target acquisitions that closed from 2018 through 2023. SRS Acquiom recently released its annual M&A Deal Terms Study for 2024 (available for download). Here are some of the key findings summarized in the introduction: – Strategic buyers (both U.S.

M&A 100

M&A Acquisitions IT 100

Global Banking & Finance

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

When Dré Villeroy founded Beyorch in 2018, he wanted to create an investment company that went beyond the pursuit of wealth. In keeping with this goal, he formulated the company’s name by combining the words “beyond” and “rich.”

Acquisitions 52

Acquisitions Investment Business 52

TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 18, 2023

That product is currently a part of the Corsair portfolio after it acquired the Elgato brand in 2018. The umbrella includes microphones like Yeti, formerly produced by Blue, which it acquired in 2018. Details of the transaction have not been disclosed, but the deal comes as Logitech looks to expand its appeal to creative pros.

Portfolio 233

Portfolio Acquisitions Manufacturing IT 233

Deal Lawyers

JUNE 29, 2023

Late last month, John blogged about a recent Sidley memo that reviewed all announced public transactions from January 1, 2018 through April 30, 2023 that included CVRs as part of the consideration and identified the key components of CVRs and trends in their terms.

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Deal Lawyers

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

mergers from 2018 to 2022 focused on the use of special synergy awards. Here’s my recent post on The Advisors’ Blog on CompensationStandards.com regarding M&A synergy awards: WTW’s Global Executive Compensation Analysis Team recently conducted a study of the 100 largest U.S.

M&A 124

M&A Mergers 124

Global Banking & Finance

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The German economy, once described as Europe’s growth engine, has underperformed euro zone peers since 2018 and faces further pain amid plans by car giant Volkswagen […]

IT 52

IT Engineering 52

PE Hub

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In October 2018, Millpond acquired a controlling interest in TouchMath. The post Leeds Equity snaps up TouchPath from Millpond appeared first on PE Hub.

Equities 81

Equities 81

Deal Lawyers

JANUARY 11, 2024

Since 2018, John has addressed the debt default activism phenomenon on this blog and discussed related considerations, including contractual provisions designed to thwart default activists.

Debt 100

Debt Private Equity Equities 100

The TRADE

MARCH 8, 2024

Leithner will take over the position from Theodor Weimer who has held the CEO job since 2018. Leithner has been a member of the executive board of Deutsche Börse AG since 2018, responsible for pre- & post-trading. Weimer took over the CEO role in 2018, moving over from his CEO position at HypoVereinsbank UniCredit Bank.

Investment Manager 110

Investment Manager Capital Market Trading Capital 110

PE Hub

JANUARY 18, 2024

Clearlake acquired Janus in February 2018 in partnership with the founding management team. The post Clearlake exits building solutions firm Janus International Group appeared first on PE Hub.

Management 84

Management 84

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 28, 2023

Although deal activity through the year appears slightly below the high-water marks for the corresponding period of 2022, deal activity is generally up from the first quarter of 2023, and reported volumes are nearly twice the levels seen in 2018 and 2020.

Healthcare 130

Healthcare M&A 130

PE Hub

JANUARY 4, 2024

Thomas joined the firm in 2018 and Grace came on board in 2017. The post Behrman Capital promotes Thomas to partner and Grace to principal appeared first on PE Hub.

Capital 85

Capital 85

PE Hub

JANUARY 24, 2024

Praesidian made an initial investment in Autobahn in 2018. The post Praesidian exits indoor karting company Autobahn appeared first on PE Hub.

Investment 81

Investment 81

PE Hub

JANUARY 30, 2024

Hurst joined LMP in 2016 and Adelman came on board in 2018. The post LMP promotes Hurst to principal and Adelman to operations VP appeared first on PE Hub.

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PE Hub

MARCH 1, 2024

Riverside acquired Hiway Group in 2018. The post Riverside Company exits paving and transportation infrastructure firm Hiway Group appeared first on PE Hub.

Transportation 69

Transportation 69