JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The Informed Board podcast is a companion to our quarterly Informed Board newsletter. Our panel discusses best practices, including how to develop multiple and next-level candidates, how to keep internal candidates incentivized, and how appointing an executive chairman for a fixed term can help a new CEO transition into the role.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 16, 2024

A fully informed stockholder vote can help protect a company and its directors from lawsuits challenging a transaction. Under Delaware law, board decisions may enjoy deference under the business judgment rule where stockholder approval is obtained after they have received all material information.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 19, 2023

Those with nonpublic information about a merger or acquisition involving a company appear to be profiting by trading in shares of exchange-traded funds based on indexes that include such companies’ shares, according to a recent study by Swedish and Australian researchers. By: Carlton Fields

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Shares Mergers and Acquisitions Profitability Trading 161

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 21, 2024

When is a board of directors permitted to withhold information from one of its members?

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Government IT M&A Corporation 172

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 11, 2024

At the end of May, the Israel Competition Authority’s Director General published a consent decree with Mizra Delicacy Food Industries and Zilber Meat and Sausage Products Industries. Both companies agreed to pay approximately ILS 1.5 million to the State treasury for violating the Competition Law. The consent decree is now open for public comment.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 8, 2024

The recent Request for Information by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeking input on the effects of private equity (PE) investment in the healthcare sector underscores the importance of an effective compliance program.

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Private Equity Equities Portfolio Healthcare 172

JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 29, 2024

On April 18, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released further guidance regarding to Corporate Transparency Act compliance (CTA) by updating and expanding the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Frequently Asked Questions regarding the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Reporting Rule (FAQs).

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 9, 2024

As the air turns crisp, many of us above the equator will begin to think of the winter holidays. A subset of these people will think about holiday wish-lists. And the thoughts of nearly all of that subset, or at least the healthy portion, will coalesce around two questions. By: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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MAY 1, 2024

In response to these scams, FinCEN posted an alert on the Beneficial Ownership Information homepage stating, “FinCEN has learned of fraudulent attempts to solicit information from individuals and entities who may be subject to reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act.” The alert includes a.

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Global Banking & Finance

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

(Reuters) – Japanese telecom company SoftBank’s Vision Fund will invest $500 million in OpenAI’s latest funding round, The Information reported on Monday, citing a person familiar with the deal. SoftBank declined to comment, while OpenAI did not immediately respond. billion in […]

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The MOU - On August 28, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board and Department of Labor (“Labor Agencies”) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Justice – Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (the “Antitrust Agencies”) that formalizes the commitment of Labor Agencies to support Antitrust Agencies’ review (..)

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JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The latest episode of the Informed Board podcast features a discussion of the potential implications for U.S. companies of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in June striking down race-based affirmative action programs in higher education. Our host, Skadden M&A partner Ann Beth Stebbins, leads a discussion with David E.

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TechCrunch: M&A

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The Information first reported the news. SpaceX is known for its vertical integration, but one component it’s been outsourcing is parachutes — until earlier this month, when the company quietly acquired parachute vendor Pioneer Aerospace after its parent company went bankrupt. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 30, 2024

Previously, the agencies had primarily focused their efforts on the healthcare industry, but this latest joint Request for Information invites members of the public to submit “examples” of companies using a “serial. By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Data privacy and security risk and compliance issues relating to exchanges of personal information during merger, acquisition, and similar transactions can sometimes be overlooked. By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 17, 2024

By: K&L Gates LLP

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Manufacturing Mergers IT 187

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 5, 2024

On May 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Antitrust Division announced a Request for Information (“RFI”) seeking information from the public to “identify serial acquisitions and roll-up strategies throughout the economy that have led to consolidation that has harmed competition.”.

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Acquisitions Trading 177

JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Good corporate hygiene will not only help you prepare for an exit from Day 1 – it will also inform the value that buyers assign to your company. Sarah Schaedler and Mark Seneca discuss key considerations from a buyer’s perspective. By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

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Corporation IT 161

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 18, 2024

Training new employees often involves disclosing information containing trade secrets to these employees – valuable information that could be utilized to start a competing business or improve a competitor’s operation. Many employers and stakeholders in U.S. businesses may initially balk at this news. By: Caldwell

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Utilities Trading Business 172

JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

economic performance, and its implications for eDiscovery, cybersecurity, and information governance. The intersection of economic indicators and HSR transaction trends offers essential insights for professionals navigating mergers and acquisitions (M&A). This report analyzes the most recent data on HSR filings, U.S. By: HaystackID

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Mergers and Acquisitions Economics M&A Government 177

JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 30, 2024

Pursuant to the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), certain “Regulated Entities” must now file information concerning their beneficial ownership information (BOI) with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) so that the data can be accessed by law enforcement, the IRS, certain other agencies, and select financial services companies in a new (..)

Corporation 172

Corporation Financial Services Government Securities 172

JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The updates include an information paper on implementing an uncertificated securities market, and a joint announcement on an enhanced timeframe for a new listing application process. By: Latham & Watkins LLP

Securities 167

Securities 167

JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 2, 2024

UK CMA Provides First Informal Guidance on Environmental Sustainability Agreement - On 14 December 2023, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its first informal guidance on the application of UK competition law to an environmental sustainability agreement. By: McGuireWoods LLP

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IT 161

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

Department of Defense (DOD) published the final CMMC 2.0 Program rule.

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Securities 172

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

24, 2024, adopted new rules and amendments (SPAC Rules) pertaining to special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), with the stated goal to "protect investors by addressing information asymmetries, misleading information and conflicts of interest in SPAC and de-SPAC transactions.". By: Holland & Knight LLP

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Investors Acquisitions Securities 167

JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The purpose of the Corporate Transparency Act isto “better enable critical nationalsecurity, intelligence, and law enforcement efforts to counter money laundering, the financing of terrorism, and other illicit activity” by creating a national registry of beneficial ownership information for “reporting companies.” By: Gray Reed

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Corporation Finance Finance 177

JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The FTC has finalized significant changes to the information and level of detail that will be required in premerger antitrust filings under the HSR Act. The new rules will take effect in early 2025. By: Foley & Lardner LLP

Investors 172

Investors Business 172

JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Beginning January 22, 2024, federal corporations will be required to provide certain information from their registers of individuals with significant control (“ISC Registers”) to the federal government, which will then enter that information into what is to become a publicly accessible database.

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Government Corporation 167

H. Friedman Search

JULY 10, 2024

The Hidden Impact Having a Recruiter Working For You Do you know that a good recruiter who knows your specific niche is invaluable as a source of information to you, the hiring manager? Sure, you know all the good candidates out there, but a recruiter who is entrenched in your specific field is a source of so much more information for you.

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Recruitment Management Finance Finance 200

JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In connection with certain mergers and acquisitions, the FTC and the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice review information provided by parties about proposed transactions reportable under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Act (HSA Act) to ensure that the transaction will not stifle competition. By: McCarter & English, LLP

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Mergers and Acquisitions Mergers Acquisitions 167

JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Beginning January 1, 2024, certain privately held companies, known as “reporting companies,” will be required to file a Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Report to identify, and provide personal information about, their direct and indirect owners to the U.S.

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Corporation Business 177

JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 14, 2024

Department of Justice (DOJ) will test out a program to pay whistleblowers if they provide information on serious financial crimes and foreign and domestic corruption. On March 7, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said that the U.S. By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

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