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The Duties of Independent Directors in Amalgamations and Mergers

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This article is the second of a three-part series analysing the decision of Justice Martin in Glendina Pty Limited & Ors v NKWE Platinum Ltd (2025) SC (Bda) 15 Civ – the first “fair value” appraisal claim under section 106...more

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Chancery Defaulted to Deal Price to Determine the Fair Value of a Privately-Held Corporation in an Appraisal Proceeding

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Hyde Park Venture Partners Fund III, L.P. v. FairXchange, LLC, C.A. No. 2022-0344-JTL (Del. Ch. July 30, 2024) - In this post-trial appraisal decision, the Court of Chancery determined the fair value of a privately-held...more

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Protecting REITs under Maryland Law

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Over the past decade, Maryland-incorporated real estate investment trusts ("REITs") have been under increasing pressure to eliminate or reduce defenses against unsolicited takeovers. Boards have been declassified, directors...more

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Delaware Court Adopts Pillsbury’s Theories on Novel D&O Insurance Issues (Part 2)

Previously, we reported an important ruling of first impression by the Delaware Superior Court that a shareholder appraisal action against Pillsbury’s client Solera Holdings Inc. was a “Securities Claim” under Solera’s...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Delaware Litigation Developments Impacting Financial Advisors

Over the last few years, significant developments in Delaware law and practice have changed the traditional M&A litigation landscape. These developments resulted in a dramatic reduction in pre-closing applications for...more

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Delaware Enforces Common Stockholder Contractual Waiver of Appraisal Rights

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The Delaware Court of Chancery in Manti Holdings LLC v. Authentix Acquisition Company recently confirmed that a stockholder agreement may contractually restrict the exercise of statutory appraisal rights. Although the court...more

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Court Of Chancery Interprets Dell In An Appraisal Case

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In RE Appraisal Of AOL Inc., C.A. 11204-VCG (February 23, 2018) - This is an important case for its comments on the Dell decision of the Delaware Supreme Court. The Court declined to use the deal price as evidence of the...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Delaware Law Updates - 2016 Year in Review

Our Delaware Corporate and Alternative Entity Law attorneys closely followed the opinions coming from Delaware’s Supreme Court and Court of Chancery. Our 2016 Year in Review is a collection of brief summaries of selected...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Delaware Chancery Court Rejects MBO Merger Price as Best Evidence of Fair Value in Appraisal Proceeding

In In re Appraisal of Dell Inc., No. 9322 VCL, 2016 Del. Ch. LEXIS 81 (Del. Ch. May 31, 2016) (Laster, V.C.), the Delaware Court of Chancery determined that the fair value of the common stock of Dell Inc. (“Dell” or the...more

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Court Of Chancery Resolves Appraisal Voting Requirement

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It is well understood that to be entitled to the appraisal of your stock you need to not vote for the merger. However, in the complex world of how shares are held by beneficiaries and depositories, it is easy to overlook the...more

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Mergers & Acquisitions Glossary

This Glossary contains many of the important terms and definitions used in the M&A world. The Glossary is not exhaustive, however. Like most areas of the law, M&A is a highly complex subject that involves several legal and...more

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M&A Team News - April 2015

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What Revlon Doesn't Require - Two decisions by the Delaware courts (In re Family Dollar Stores, Inc. and C&J Energy Services Inc. v. City of Miami General Employees' and Sanitation Employees' Retirement Trust have more...more

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