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Antibody Drug Conjugates Keep Growing: What You Need to Know

JD Supra: Mergers

Over the past few years economic headwinds have resulted in fewer deals, with companies and private equity firms alike reassessing where to spend money. Since 2018, licensing deals totaling over US$60 billion have been signed regarding ADCs, with 2023 alone having at least 18 deals. What Are ADCs and Why Are They Growing?

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Top 3 Trends for the Institutional Investing & Pension Funds Space in 2018

Accenture Capital Markets

The year ahead will be busy for institutional investors and pension funds as they navigate political turbulence and speculations around when the economic cycle will shift. From an operational standpoint, we expect three strategic priorities to dominate in 2018: 1. A growing need to make sense of unstructured data – and use it.

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Delaware Supreme Court Holds That Business Judgment Rule Applies To Controller Transactions As Long As MFW Conditions Are In Place Prior To Economic Negotiation

Shearman & Sterling

On October 9, 2018, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed a decision of the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissing a lawsuit brought by stockholders of Synutra International Inc. 101, 2018 (Del. before any substantive economic negotiations begin." Synutra Int'l, Inc.,

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Delaware Supreme Court Revives Stockholder Claims, Finding MFW Protections Were Not In Place Prior To Economic Negotiations

Shearman & Sterling

392, 2018 (Del. On appeal, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed, finding that Earthstone initiated economic negotiations before the requisite MFW protections were put in place. Lodzinski et al., April 5, 2019). M&F Worldwide, 88 A.2d 2d 635 (Del. 2014) ("MFW"), and the business judgment rule applied.

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Online wholesaler Boxed acquired after filing for bankruptcy

TechCrunch: M&A

In the years that followed, Boxed reportedly rejected a $400 million buyout offer from grocer Kroger in 2018, then later partnered with one of Asia’s largest retailers (Aeon) in 2021 for an expansion. But it’s clear Boxed struggled to make the economics of online grocery work, and it wasn’t alone.

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Emerging market volatility: Global crisis or series of one-offs?

Barkclays

Some emerging market assets have plummeted in 2018. Are we headed toward a crisis that could undo ten years of economic expansion? For more insights from our experts: [link] Some emerging market assets have plummeted in 2018. Are we headed toward a crisis that could undo ten years of economic expansion?

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What is Deadweight Loss? Examples, Explanation of Market Economic Terms

Peak Frameworks

Understanding Economic Efficiency When a product's supply and demand are balanced, resources are distributed as efficiently as possible in an efficient market. Technically speaking, Deadweight Loss is the difference in production and consumption of any product. For instance, when the U.S.