Deal Lawyers

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

We’ve blogged quite a bit about the FTC & DOJ’s aggressive approach to merger enforcement and the agencies’ willingness to adopt novel theories in litigation. However, a recent article in The […]

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Deal Lawyers

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Earlier this month, the CLS Blue Sky Blog ran a post from Paul Weiss discussing ways the DOJ and FTC’s proposed merger guidelines will impact private-equity-sponsored acquisitions.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 14, 2024

This is the third part of a multi-part blog post series discussing the implications and fallout from the Final Rule recently adopted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), banning the enforcement of almost all noncompete agreements with workers.

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Deal Lawyers

MARCH 15, 2024

Earlier this month, I blogged about Chancellor McCormick’s decision in Sjunde AP-fonden v. 2/24), in which the Chancellor refused to dismiss claims alleged that the board violated various provisions of the DGCL by, among other things, approving a late-stage draft of the merger agreement instead of a final execution copy. […]

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Sun Acquisitions

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have always been a powerful tool for companies to grow and expand. M&A for positive change Mergers and acquisitions can be a powerful force for positive change. Here are a few examples: Mergers and acquisitions can create new and innovative products and services.

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Deal Lawyers

MARCH 4, 2024

Last week, John blogged about the FTC’s challenge of Kroger’s proposed acquisition of Albertsons — and specifically, the FTC’s criticism of the divestiture plan the parties devised to address antitrust concerns. This Freshfields blog on the lawsuit notes that the lawsuit also gives some […]

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JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 17, 2024

In a prior blog post, we noted the trend of states enacting legislation implementing reporting requirements for certain healthcare transactions. On March 13, 2024, Indiana joined this trend as Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb enacted Senate Enrolled Act No. 9 (the Act). By: Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

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Deal Lawyers

AUGUST 23, 2023

The DOJ & FTC’s draft merger guidelines have resulted in an avalanche of law firm memos – which we’re posting in our “Antitrust” Practice Area.

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TechCrunch: M&A

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In a blog post, Arctic Wolf chief product officer Dan Schiappa said that the acquisition would […]

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Deal Lawyers

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

About this time last year, I blogged about Chancellor McCormick’s decision in Crispo v. Musk, (Del. 10/22) which addressed an issue that Delaware is still sorting out – the circumstances under which a stockholder may assert a claim as a third-party beneficiary to an acquisition agreement.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 19, 2024

We’ll examine the two underlying insurance categories in this blog and their impact on the reps and warranties insurance that companies should purchase for their merger or acquisition. This distinction is crucial when you are acquiring a new company and deciding how best to merge the target’s existing insurance coverage with your own.

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Deal Lawyers

JANUARY 3, 2024

Over on The Business Law Prof Blog, Prof. Ann Lipton flagged a recent transaction that came up with a fix for the Con Ed clause enforceability issues highlighted by Chancellor McCormick’s recent decision in Crispo v.

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TechCrunch: M&A

AUGUST 29, 2023

In a blog post published yesterday, CEO and co-founder Brendan Falk said that Amazon was acquiring Fig’s technology, while its employees — including two co-founders — would be joining Amazon’s cloud subsidiary AWS.

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Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

There remain thousands of companies around the world ripe for sale or mergers with other companies that we believe can keep the M&A momentum churning for many years to come. The post Photonics Blog Series appeared first on FOCUS Investment Banking LLC. Read full article here.

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Deal Lawyers

AUGUST 22, 2024

This Freshfields blog notes that the model legislation follows the adoption of baby HSR Acts by a number of states […] In late July, the Uniform Law Commission approved model legislation for a standardized approach to require companies to submit HSR Filings to state AGs and to permit State AGs to share filings with each other.

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Cisco: M&A

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Jason Button is a director at Cisco and leads the company’s Security and Trust Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) team. He was formerly the director of IT at Duo Security, a company Cisco acquired in 2… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Deal Lawyers

JANUARY 17, 2024

Last March, the DOJ filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to block the proposed merger between JetBlue & Spirit Airlines. As we blogged at the time, although the DOJ & FTC have peddled some novel theories in merger challenges, this challenge was more conventional.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 4, 2025

By: Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog The SEC announced that its Division of Corporation Finance is further facilitating capital formation by enhancing the accommodations available to companies for nonpublic review of draft registration statements.

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Deal Lawyers

OCTOBER 23, 2024

A recent Cooley blog reviews Delaware case law addressing specific performance and draws some conclusions from those decisions about the circumstances under which a Delaware court is – and is not – likely to order specific performance of a merger agreement.

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Deal Lawyers

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

At the beginning of the year, John blogged about a charter amendment contemplated in a merger agreement to fix the Con Ed clause enforceability issues highlighted by Chancellor McCormick’s latest decision in Crispo v. We followed up with the proposed language and promised to alert you about disclosures in the proxy statement.

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Deal Lawyers

JANUARY 7, 2024

Last week, John shared a blog from Tulane Law prof Ann Lipton flagging a recent transaction where the parties contemplated a charter amendment in the merger agreement to fix the Con Ed clause enforceability issues highlighted by Chancellor McCormick’s recent decision in Crispo v.

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Deal Lawyers

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Last week, John blogged about the DOJ’s new “Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor Policy” intended to incentivize voluntary self-disclosure of wrongdoing uncovered during the M&A process, which Deputy AGs had previewed in a speech and multiple prior comments.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 5, 2024

We also include links to our articles, blogs, and webinars with more analysis in these areas. In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory announcements, recap select enforcement actions, and preview upcoming deadlines and events. We understand that keeping on top of the rapidly evolving regulatory landscape is more. By: Wiley Rein LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

By: Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog What are you hearing? What do the “multiples” look like in my [insert sub-industry] in manufacturing?

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Deal Lawyers

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

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. mergers from 2018 to 2022 focused on the use of special synergy awards.

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Deal Lawyers

JANUARY 13, 2025

We’ve blogged a few times about litigation surrounding insurers’ efforts to use bump-up exclusions in D&O policies to avoid coverage of amounts paid to settle merger claims. Last week, in Harman International Industries v. Illinois National Insurance, (Del.

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Deal Lawyers

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The default rule in Delaware is that the attorney-client privilege passes in a merger from the acquired company to the buyer. However, the parties to a merger agreement may agree to depart from the default rule, and a recent Morris James blog highlights the Delaware Superior Court’s decision in Biomerieux v. Rhodes, (Del.

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Deal Lawyers

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This fall, I blogged about the potential importance of taking a broader approach to identifying key talent critical to retain during an acquisition or merger.

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Deal Lawyers

MARCH 19, 2024

This D&O Diary blog from Kevin LaCroix discusses an early March decision by the Eastern District of Virginia that a bump-up exclusion precluded D&O coverage for the $90 million paid by Towers Watson in settlement of claims relating to its January 2016 merger with Willis Group Holdings.

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 3, 2023

We also include links to our articles, blogs, and webinars with more analysis in these areas. In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory announcements, recap key enforcement actions, and preview upcoming deadlines and events. We understand that keeping on top of the rapidly evolving regulatory landscape is more. By: Wiley Rein LLP

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JUNE 25, 2024

From the West Coast Healthcare Desk is an ongoing series of Holland & Knight Healthcare Blog articles and alerts focused on healthcare industry developments and points of interest in the West Coast healthcare marketplace.

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Midaxo

JULY 19, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll explore what the Midaxo Value Tracker is, why it matters and how it can revolutionize your dealmaking efforts. Post-Merger Integration and Value Creation The ultimate goal of an M&A transaction is to create value for all stakeholders involved.

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Deal Lawyers

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

9/24) finding that J&J violated its earnout obligations in the merger agreement to acquire Auris Health. As John blogged at the motion to dismiss stage, the Chancery Court hears a lot of earnout cases, but very […] Yesterday, the Delaware Chancery Court issued its post-trial memorandum opinion in Fortis Advisors v.

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JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As reported in a prior blog post, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed suit in federal district court in September alleging that U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 28, 2024

an appeal with potentially far-reaching implications for suppliers, in our March 22 and May 21 blog posts. We previously previewed the issues presented in Higuchi Int’l Corp. Autoliv ASP, Inc., Yesterday, the U.S.

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Accenture: M&A

APRIL 28, 2021

The headlines are crowded with stories about bank mergers and acquisitions among middle market banks. appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog. This doesn’t surprise me. While M&A slowed down during the height of the pandemic, it’s ramping up fast now as a mechanism to spur growth and recovery.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 15, 2024

From the West Coast Healthcare Desk is an ongoing series of Holland & Knight Healthcare Blog articles and alerts focused on healthcare industry developments and points of interest in the West Coast healthcare marketplace.

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