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Delaware Court Of Chancery Finds That Controller Sale Of Company Did Not Harm Minority Interests

JD Supra: Mergers

On January 7, 2025, Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a post-trial decision in favor of defendant, a private equity fund (the Fund), finding that the Funds sale of a portfolio company (the Company) was protected by the business judgment rule and did not harm the interests of minority stockholders.

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What the new private sale process regime means for private equity investors

JD Supra: Mergers

The UK Takeover Panel (the Panel) has published a new framework for private sale processes. If you are a private equity investor considering potential P2P acquisitions after receiving initial soundings from management teams, then this new regime should be helpful in enabling early stage talks to happen in private.

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Delaware Court of Chancery Rejects Challenges to Sale of Company by Private Equity Controller, Assesses Transaction Under Business Judgment Rule Standard

JD Supra: Mergers

in which he rejected plaintiffs claims of breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the sale of Authentix Acquisition Company, Inc. Authentix or the Company) to private equity firm Blue Water Energy LLP (BWE) in September 2017. The Carlyle Group Inc., By: Vinson & Elkins LLP

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DocuSign acquires AI-powered contract management firm Lexion

TechCrunch: M&A

As DocuSign reportedly explores a sale to private equity, it’s acquiring a company itself. On Monday, DocuSign (which now prefers to go by Docusign, with a lowercase “S,” a PR rep from the company tells me) announced that it’s buying Lexion, a contract workflow automation startup, for $165 million.

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PE firm PartnerOne paid $28M for HeadSpin, a fraction of its $1.1B valuation set by ICONIQ and Dell Technologies Capital

TechCrunch: M&A

Canadian private equity firm PartnerOne paid $28.2 The fire sale was reported by TechCrunch last week. million for HeadSpin, a mobile app testing startup whose founder was sentenced for fraud earlier this year, according to documents viewed by TechCrunch.

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Is Private Equity Right for You?

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To know if the buyside is right for you, let’s start with a textbook understanding of “What is private equity?” Private equity involves investing capital directly into private businesses that are not publicly traded on stock exchanges (that would be a hedge fund). Strategic thinking skills are essential.

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[Video] Private Equity VS Real Estate Transactions | #2 EBITDA Valuations Explained

JD Supra: Mergers

Do you know what two factors drive the most value in your practice sale? How are practices even valued by private equity investors? Hear it directly from a seasoned investment banker. link] By: FOCUS Investment Banking