Global Banking & Finance

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Tour operator TUI confirms full-year outlook on back of strong bookings By Joanna Plucinska LONDON (Reuters) -Tour group TUI on Tuesday confirmed its full-year outlook for the 2023 financial year, citing strong bookings in the summer and upcoming winter season despite extreme weather from flooding to heatwaves disrupting flights and holidays.

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TechCrunch: M&A

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

FunNow, the Taiwan-based app that lets users book activities on-demand in five Asian countries, is growing its reach in Southeast Asia through a merger with restaurant booking app Eatigo. Terms of the deal were undisclosed, but FunNow CEO TK Chen says it is the largest post-COVID O2O M&A deal in Southeast Asia.

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Deal Lawyers

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported on the recent surge in litigation over stockholder books & records demands in Delaware that threatens the Chancery Court’s reputation for promptly addressing urgent matters. Litigation involving Section 220 demands represented as much as 15% of the court’s workload in recent years.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

10/24), may be worth sticking in your files, because it provides a handy roadmap on how to draft a Section 220 books & records request. Chancellor McCormick’s brief letter opinion in Floreani v. FloSports, (Del.

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JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 27, 2023

As discussed in prior articles, stockholder plaintiffs have increasingly sought to obtain companies’ books and records under 8 Del. 220 (Section 220) and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act’s analogous provision, Section 18-305(a), which has led the Court of Chancery to face a record number of books and records actions.

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Deal Lawyers

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This Dechert memo looks back at Delaware opinions on books and records demands in the last year and makes recommendations for drafting minutes and gathering responsive documents. It highlights two recent decisions that show the need to be judicious with any redactions when producing materials.

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Deal Lawyers

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Section 220 of the DGCL gives stockholders the right to inspect “the corporations’ stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books and records” upon showing a proper purpose.

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Deal Lawyers

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Delaware case law in recent years has established that under appropriate circumstances, directors’ emails & text messages may be regarded as books & records required to be produced in response to a stockholder demand under Section 220 of the DGCL. However, in In re Zendesk Section 220 Litigation, (Del.

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Deal Lawyers

JULY 14, 2023

Here’s an interesting development on books & records requests that John blogged about last week on TheCorporateCounsel.net: The Delaware Chancery Court recently dismissed a books & records action against The Walt Disney Company premised on alleged breaches of fiduciary duty by the company’s board arising out of its decision to publicly (..)

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Align Business Advisory Services

JULY 15, 2024

At our recent book club, we had the privilege of hosting John Boccuzzi Jr., Read More » The post The Art Of M&A: Insights from Our Latest Book Club appeared first on Align BA. author of “The Art of Seducing Your Customers.” Boccuzzi’s S.E.D.U.C.E. The S.E.D.U.C.E. framework consists of these six components: 1.

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Beyond M&A

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

A Distinctive Voice in the Startup Literature Having had the privilege of delving into countless books on technology, startups, and the philosophy of problem-solving, it’s rare that one resonates deeply and prompts changes to the way you think about product development.

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How2Exit

MARCH 9, 2023

Concept 2: Write Books Quickly And Easily Dana's experience with writing books also speaks to the potential of writing books quickly and easily. He was a freelance copywriter and quickly realized that he could write a book instead of trading time for dollars.

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The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Two new books about the platform chronicle its leadership under first Jack Dorsey and now Elon Musk, portraying a site reeling from user disaffection and gross mismanagement.

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Business Standard - FInance

JUNE 21, 2023

Equity Mutual Fund investing is strictly meant for your long-term goals, so it makes little sense to try and time your exits and entries or to repeatedly "book profits" and sit on the sidelines.

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Global Banking & Finance

MARCH 28, 2024

Ross Cameron: Book Signing in the Berkshires Renowned day trader and founder of Warrior Trading, Ross Cameron, recently signed copies of his new book to a packed house in the Berkshires in Massachusetts. Speaking to an audience at home good store Railroad St.

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Business Standard - FInance

JUNE 6, 2023

While booking a foreign package with an Indian tour operator will attract TCS right away, with a foreign tour operator, you can possibly escape TCS until international payments on your credit card

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The New York Times: Banking

OCTOBER 19, 2024

A book by the historian Justene Hill Edwards charts the rise and fall of the Freedman’s Bank, founded at the end of the Civil War for the formerly enslaved.

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Bronte Capital

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Pyramid of Lies - Duncan Mavin's great book on the Greensill Capital debacle - tells us - as if we need to be told - that the illusion of omniscient bankers is just an illusion - and that dross masquerading as financial innovation continues well after the financial crisis. I recommend Duncan's book. Really - buy it.

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H. Friedman Search

AUGUST 15, 2024

The question was, “Are there positions for lateral partner and counsel moves with and without books of clients today?” I shared that I have more clients than ever looking for that senior attorney (not necessarily partner with or without a book). They are seeing the value of interviewing experienced lawyers without a book.

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CNBC: Investing

MAY 28, 2024

Semler Scientific saw its shares surge Tuesday after it said it has adopted bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset.

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Business Standard - FInance

JUNE 21, 2023

Mid-sized non-banking lender SMFG India Credit, formerly Fullerton India Credit, is looking at doubling the loan book over the next two-three years from the present Rs 36,000 crore. Japanese financial powerhouse SMFG bought a controlling 74.9

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JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 1, 2023

As we close the books on another quarter of deal activity here at Hutchison, it’s time to take a closer look at venture capital financing trends and themes in the innovation hubs we serve across the Southeast.

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The New York Times: Banking

AUGUST 28, 2024

In “Never Saw Me Coming,” Tanya Smith tells of her life as a young financial criminal — and the harsh prison sentence that changed everything.

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JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 8, 2024

The Situation: Tort liability rules for directors in Belgium changed significantly following the recent publication of a new Book 6 of the Civil Code. The new rules will enter into force on January 1, 2025. By: Jones Day

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FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Proposed amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) introduce safe harbors for liability from transactions involving directors, officers and controlling stockholders and define and limit a stockholders right to inspect corporate books and records. By: Lathrop GPM

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JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 7, 2025

SB 21 codifies (a) the process to approve conflict transactions and (b) the process for stockholders to access corporate books and records. On March 25, 2025, the Delaware Governor, Matthew Meyer, signed into law Senate Bill 21 (SB 21) which amends Sections 144 and 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL).

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 17, 2024

Join host Trevor Schmidt as he talks to Chris Heivly, Co-Founder of MapQuest and The Startup Factory and author of the book “Build the Fort”, about the importance of self-awareness, curiosity, and customer understanding for startup success--and how that success can, in turn, lead to building successful communities.

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The New York Times: Banking

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

In “She-Wolves,” the historian Paulina Bren recounts the uphill — and ongoing — battle of women to break into the finance industry.

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JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In this issue, we discuss recent Delaware court developments regarding officer liability, who can recover “lost-premium” damages, and trends in books and records actions, among other topics. By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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H. Friedman Search

JANUARY 25, 2024

The senior member of the team may find that if they leave their business that they were counting on moving remains with the old firm and the junior person has now inherited a book of clients, the value to the senior member that you have danced with is now not the belle or beau of the ball. About Harlan Friedman, JD & Founding Member, H.

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

On September 25, 2023, the European Commission (EC) blocked the proposed acquisition by Booking Holdings, Inc. of Flugo Group Holdings AB (eTraveli). This is the EC’s first prohibition of a transaction this year and its first-ever prohibition based solely on concerns regarding “conglomerate effects” identified by the EC—i.e.,

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CNBC: Investing

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The prominent hedge fund investor, who also owns the New York Mets, will continue his role as the co-chief investment officer at Point72.

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H. Friedman Search

APRIL 17, 2025

The only way is to take a good look at your book of clients and ask yourself, Are they your clients or the firms clients? The fear of leaving your old clients behind is a real concern. How is this fear dealt with? In this case, it is not complacency-driven but rather financially concerned-driven.

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