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OCTOBER 14, 2024

Quicker and easier sharing of customer information relating to economic crime concerns between firms in the UK financial sector has been encouraged by provisions in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Act), which came into force on 15 January 2024. The UK Government published accompanying guidance in October 2024.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

Welcome to the Conyers BVI Corporate Review for Q3 2024. In this edition we cover the upcoming annual return filing deadlines for BVI companies, recent headline transactions, recent publications and British Virgin Islands incorporation statistics. By: Conyers

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MARCH 13, 2025

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is requesting public comment on its proposal to rescind its 2024 Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (2024 Policy Statement) and reinstate its prior Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (Prior Policy Statement).

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) slowed to its lowest share of total VC deals since 2014 in the second quarter of 2024. Pitchbook data shows that just over 978 corporates have made a VC deal in the United States so far in 2024. Nearly 62% of CVC deals through the first half of 2024 were made at seed or Series A.

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AUGUST 5, 2024

This briefing is the seventh in our series of briefings on corporate governance and is designed to provide a synopsis of topical corporate governance matters impacting companies in the United Kingdom. This briefing focuses on key matters arising since January 2024.

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AUGUST 2, 2024

By: Morris James LLP

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MAY 24, 2024

On March 28, 2024, the Council of the Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association (“DSBA”) issued proposed amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), which, if signed into law, would become effective on August 1, 2024. One of the proposed amendment stems from Crispo v.

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JUNE 27, 2024

In the first quarter of 2024, Delaware courts issued several noteworthy opinions. The Delaware Supreme Court ruled in In re Fox Corporation/Snap Inc. that corporations do not need to seek votes from each stockholder class to approve charter amendments exculpating officers.

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JULY 31, 2024

As part of the annual process of reviewing and updating the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), Delaware’s state legislature recently approved 2024 amendments. In summary, these include the following changes. Originally Published on American Bar Association, Business Law Today. By: Morris James LLP

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue we discuss.

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JULY 24, 2024

Antitrust issues have cut deeply into the corporate landscape, and this year is shaping up for more of the same. Generative artificial intelligence, merger enforcement, and trial risks stand out as three of the most important antitrust considerations companies should have top of mind in 2024. By: Vinson & Elkins LLP

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JUNE 3, 2024

Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Introduction - The latest EY-Parthenon Deal Barometer reveals an anticipated 12% increase in corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the year 2024, with more than a third of CEOs actively planning to make an acquisition in the next 12 months. By: Onna Technologies, Inc.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

Global M&A Activity Endures Headwinds in 2023 and Displays Resilience Going Into 2024 - Despite market headwinds, dealmakers have looked to carveouts, spin-offs, joint ventures and other creative deal structures to engage in M&A activity, but it is taking longer to hammer out deal terms.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Below is our Corporate / M&A decisions update covering decisions in the second quarter of 2024. Decisions from the Delaware Court of Chancery this quarter included further development of the jurisprudence around the validity of stockholder agreements following the Moelis decision (Wagner v. BRP Group Inc.),

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JANUARY 16, 2025

We are pleased to announce the launch of MoFos new quarterly newsletter highlighting the most important developments in federal securities and Delaware corporate litigation. In this first edition, we provide a rundown of the major developments in the fourth quarter of 2024 for busy in-house counsel. By: Morrison & Foerster LLP

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

17, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Board met to finalize an updated approach to increase scrutiny of bank mergers, particularly those that would result in a bank with over $100 billion in assets. These moves by regulators signal a new whole-of-government approach to competition in the banking sector.

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

On September 17, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued final “statements of policy” for transactions subject to the Bank Merger Act (“BMA”). By: Paul Hastings LLP

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JANUARY 29, 2024

After a sluggish 2023 in which global merger and acquisition activity fell almost 20% to $2.87 trillion – the lowest level since 2013 – the question in the corporate world, is: ‘Will M&A roar back in 2024?’. By: Adams and Reese LLP

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

May 9, 2024). The default rule in Delaware is that the attorney-client privilege transfers from the target corporation to the surviving corporation in a merger. Biomerieux, Inc. Rhodes, C.A. N23C-10-067 (Del. By: Morris James LLP

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JULY 23, 2024

On July 17, 2024, Delaware Governor John Carney signed into law the 2024 amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “LLC Act”), the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the “LP Act”), the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act (the “Partnership Act”), (..)

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Corporation 159

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JANUARY 8, 2024

The Corporate Transparency Act of 2020 took effect on January 1, 2024, adding new filing requirements for many companies that may find themselves involved in mergers and acquisitions. In the below legal update, the Seyfarth RWI Underwriting Counsel team describes the new filing. By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

On September 17, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued formal statements of policy on reviewing transactions under the Bank Merger Act (BMA). By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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JUNE 4, 2024

The criminal liability of the absorbed company is transferred to the absorbing company, regardless of the corporate form of the company involved in the merger by absorption.

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AUGUST 21, 2023

In 2023, private equity, mergers and acquisitions and venture capital financings have experienced a slowdown across Canada, on the heels of a historically strong year in 2022. By: Stikeman Elliott LLP

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MARCH 19, 2024

Executive Summary - - On March 7, 2024, the NSD of the DOJ issued an updated NSD Enforcement Policy to include a new section covering VSDs in connection with mergers and acquisitions. By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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APRIL 11, 2024

On March 21, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) approved a Federal Register notice seeking public comment on its proposal to revise its current Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions.

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APRIL 18, 2024

The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”), which became effective on January 1, 2024, requires certain domestic and foreign companies doing business in the United States to file a beneficial ownership report with the U.S. Originally Published in Quorum: Insights Into Corporate Governance, M&A and Securities Law - April 10, 2024.

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MARCH 6, 2024

By: Stikeman Elliott LLP

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AUGUST 19, 2024

On June 20, 2024, the Delaware General Assembly passed legislation to amend certain provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) in order to address recent decisions of Delaware’s Court of Chancery and bring existing law surrounding stockholder and merger agreements in line with current market practice.

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JANUARY 2, 2024

It’s official: the Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”) has gone into effect January 1, 2024. During the final day of 2023, it was clear that FinCEN was preparing itself to begin the BOI reporting as of January 1, 2024. By: Bilzin Sumberg

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

2024 ushered in a seismic shift for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the U.S. with the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).

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JUNE 21, 2024

27, 2024, corrected Mar. 14, 2024) - It is an axiom of Delaware law that a corporation acts through its human agents. This principle informs the causes of action available to would-be plaintiffs against a corporation and its human actors. 2023-0470 PRW (Del. By: Morris James LLP

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OCTOBER 13, 2023

Haemonetics Corporation announced on October 10th that it would be acquiring OpSens, Inc. The deal between the companies is expected to close by the end of January 2024, according to the press release. By: Knobbe Martens

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The Criminal Division of the US Department of Justice released a revised version of its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs on September 23, 2024. The guidance is intended to help prosecutors assess the effectiveness of corporate compliance programs during a criminal investigation. By: Morgan Lewis

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The Investment Association (“IA”) has published its Principles of Remuneration for 2025 (“Principles”) following a review to ensure they support a competitive remuneration environment and meet investor expectations.

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released an updated version of its guidance to prosecutors on the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (“ECCP”). By: Vinson & Elkins LLP

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