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Food Distribution is Ripe for M&A

Focus Investment Banking

In this article, which joins our ongoing coverage of the Food & Beverage industry, we introduce an overview of M&A activity in food distribution with a focus on fresh food. The pandemic accelerated innovation at all levels as it spotlighted weaknesses and systemic inefficiencies, particularly in food distribution.

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Dole CEO and GC Fraud Liability for Otherwise Proper Going-Private Deal

The M&A Lawyer

On August 28, 2015 , the Delaware Court of Chancery found the controlling shareholder-CEO and General Counsel of Dole Food Co. By taking these actions, Murdock and Carter deprived the Committee of the ability to negotiate on a fully informed basis and potentially say no to the Merger.

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Managing Product Shortages through Strategic M&A: Building a Resilient Supply Chain

Sun Acquisitions

To mitigate these risks and build more resilient supply chains, companies are increasingly turning to strategic mergers and acquisitions (M&A). To mitigate these risks and build more resilient supply chains, companies are increasingly turning to strategic mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

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Periculum Completes Senior Debt Placement for Morgan Foods, Inc.

Periculum Capital

Periculum Capital Company, LLC (“Periculum”) is pleased to announce it has completed a senior debt placement for Morgan Foods, Inc. The firm’s primary services include M&A, capital markets, and restructuring advisory, as well as specialized merchant banking services. and its wholly owned subsidiary American Soy Products, Inc.

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Diving Into Delaware’s Enforcement of Specific Performance in M&A Transactions

Cooley M&A

Most M&A agreements include specific performance provisions that allow either party, under certain circumstances, to seek to have a court force the other party to comply with its contractual obligations. Delaware courts have established a framework for parties seeking specific performance through a trial in the Delaware Court of Chancery.

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Material Adverse Effect Clauses

The M&A Lawyer

But what happens when they transpire during the gap period between signing and closing an M&A transaction? Some 95% of M&A deals include a MAC out. Lawsuits get filed. And disasters happen. Such are the vicissitudes of business. describe key cases that provide important context for the preparation of MAE clauses.

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Takeover Defense and Hostile M&A at CoreLogic (CLGX): Gamesmanship, Special Meetings, and Poison Pills

Transactional Delights

What is a twist is that the offer turned hostile, since hostile offers compose only ~10-15% of public M&A. It can enter into negotiations with the offerer, or it can adopt a poison pill, thereby eliminating the ability of an acquirer to acquire economic and actual ownership of the company, without first engaging with the board.

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