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Monthly Archives: September 2011

Vice Chancellor Laster Visits Toronto to Speak on M&A Disputes

By Ian C. Michael on Posted in Public M&A, Strategy

A select group of senior executives and in-house counsel interested in cross-border M&A disputes recently had a special opportunity to hear Vice Chancellor Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery speak in Toronto about his thoughts on some thorny M&A issues and their treatment under a continuum of legal regimes ranging from Pennsylvania, to… → Read More

M&A Deal Terms – What’s Market?

By W. Ian Palm on Posted in Contractual Matters

There’s an ever-growing list of reports and studies that collect, analyze and scrutinize various deal terms and other aspects of M&A transactions – or at least it feels that way. Like most committed M&A lawyers, we collect this stuff and I, for one, admit to spending a fair bit of time pouring over some of… → Read More

SEC Will Not Challenge Court Decision on Proxy Access

By Matthew Cumming on Posted in Shareholders

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced last week that it will not seek a court rehearing on the validity of its proposed “proxy access” rules, which were rejected by the U.S. Court of Appeals in July. Under the rules, a company would have been required to include on its proxy a board candidate nominated… → Read More

Eight Things To Do Before Selling Your Business – Part 1 of 2

By Matthew Kelleher on Posted in Private Equity, Private Transactions, Strategy

When selling your business, it pays to plan ahead. Don’t forget these important – but sometimes overlooked – strategies for maximizing value and deal certainty. Clean up! I learned a great lesson from a great chef: “You consume 70% with your eyes”. Just like the artfully plated dishes that would emerge from his kitchen, the… → Read More