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Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Independent Sponsor Update: Key Takeaways from Q2

The second quarter was another busy one for us: In addition to deal work and portfolio company matters, our team attended conferences and continued to meet with various capital providers, independent sponsors, placement...more

Clark Hill PLC

EIN retention in healthcare M&A: How F-Reorganizations can preserve regulatory and tax continuity

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Often in healthcare transactions, retaining a federal Employer Identification Number (“EIN”) after an acquisition or restructuring is essential to the continuity of operations, regulatory compliance, and preservation of key...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Recent Amendments to Delaware Alternative Entity Statutes

On August 1, 2025, legislation went into effect amending the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the LLC Act), the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the LP Act), and the Delaware Revised Uniform...more

Kilpatrick

8 Key Takeaways | Navigating Operating Agreements: Material Terms and Best Practices

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At a recent Association of Corporate Counsel (Charlotte Chapter) event, Kilpatrick’s Mikail Clark presented on the topic of “Navigating Operating Agreements: Material Terms and Best Practices.”...more

Morris James LLP

Chancery Rejects Attempt to Disguise Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim Where LLC Agreement Waived All Traditional Fiduciary Duties

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Delaware permits the elimination of fiduciary duties in limited liability company agreements. Notwithstanding, and just like in any other contract, parties to a limited liability company agreement are still subject to the...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Delaware Court of Chancery Dismisses Claims Relating to Sale of Company Against Private Equity Majority Owner

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In the latest instance of a private equity seller vindicating contractual rights in the Delaware Court of Chancery, on April 30, Vice Chancellor Lori W. Will rejected attempts by minority LLC members in urgent care provider...more

Mayer Brown

Delaware Law Alert: Chancery Court Dismisses Challenge to Elimination of Tag-Along Rights in Private Equity-Backed Healthcare...

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A recent Delaware Chancery Court decision provides important guidance for private equity sponsors, minority investors, and deal professionals regarding the enforceability of contractual waivers and the limits of the implied...more

Morris James LLP

Chancery Finds Merger Validly Amended LLC Agreement and Effectively Removed the LLC’s Manager

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Campus Eye Management Holdings LLC v. DiDonato, C.A. No. 2024-0121-LWW (Del. Ch. Aug. 30, 2024) - This case arose out of a dispute between an optometrist who sold a majority stake in his company to a private equity buyer,...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

What Companies Should Consider Fractional Executive Services?

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What companies should consider fractional executive services? Can a CEO, CFO, COO, CTO, or other C-level executive be hired part-time to leverage their extensive experience and knowledge?...more

ArentFox Schiff

What Private Companies and Family Offices Need to Consider in 2025

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Across all industries, private companies, family offices, and their owners and management teams face rapidly evolving challenges, opportunities, and risks in the dynamic environment that is 2025. Here are 11 issues that...more

Mintz - Tax Viewpoints

F-Reorgs: How Buyers’ and Sellers’ Favorite ‘F Word’ Optimizes M&A and Private Equity Transactions Involving S Corporations

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In M&A and private equity transactions, buyers and sellers are consistently looking for ways to maximize value, which requires a critical focus on structuring the transaction in a tax-efficient manner. This pursuit of tax...more

Lathrop GPM

Delaware Case Examines Amendment-by-Merger Provision of LLC Act

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On  August 30, 2024, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued an opinion in Campus Eye Management Holdings, LLC v. DiDonato, dismissing a challenge to a merger effecting an amendment to the limited liability company agreement of...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

2024 Delaware Entity Statutory Amendments

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On August 1, 2024, the 2024 amendments to Delaware’s entity statutes went into effect. These include amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “LLC Act”),...more

BCLP

Vendor Due Diligence and Criminal Liability of the Acquiring Company

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The acquiring company, whatever its form, may be held criminally liable for acts committed by the acquired company prior to the merger. In a judgment of 22 May 2024, published in the Bulletin and in the Lettres de...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in the United States (Updated)

1. Choosing the Right Legal Structure - 1.1 Introduction - Establishing a business entity in the United States can be an important strategic step for any international company that wants to avail itself of the...more

Morris James LLP

Chancery Upholds Claims Against LLC Officers and Others Arising from Squeeze-Out of Minority Unitholders

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Cygnus Opportunity Fund, LLC v. Washington Prime Group, LLC, C.A. No. 2022-0718-JTL (Del. Ch. Aug. 9, 2023) - An Indiana corporation reorganized via bankruptcy into a Delaware LLC, and a senior note holder negotiated for...more

Holland & Knight LLP

FTC and DOJ Issue Final Merger Guidelines That Expand Reviews and Limit Combinations

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After "an extensive public consultation process" since late July 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division on Dec. 18, 2023, jointly announced the release of final Merger...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Another Case Addressing Managerial Discretion and the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing

LLC managers often enjoy wide latitude and unrestricted “discretion” under the LLC’s operating agreement. At the same time, all contracts — including LLC operating agreements — are subject to the implied covenant of good...more

Holland & Hart LLP

Georgia-Pacific Ruling Furthers Texas Two-Step Challenges

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently approved injunctive relief as part of a strategy for settling mass tort claims through the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Bestwall LLC, an entity created by...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Pre-Consolidation Conversions in the Accounting World – Tax Considerations

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Another Change- Last week BDO confirmed that it was going to convert from an entity organized as a limited liability partnership under state law to one organized as a corporation. With that, BDO became the latest in a...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

New Corporate Minimum Tax and Stock Repurchase Tax Will Take Effect in 2023, but Questions Remain

The corporate alternative minimum tax (CAMT) and the excise tax on stock repurchases, each enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, will soon become effective — for the CAMT, for taxable years beginning after...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Preparing for Wisconsin’s New Uniform Limited Liability Company Law

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Effective January 1, 2023, Wisconsin will have a new Uniform Limited Liability Company Law applicable to all Wisconsin limited liability companies (“LLCs”) unless existing LLCs opt out before December 31, 2022, with the...more

A&O Shearman

Delaware Court Of Chancery Finds Personal Jurisdiction Over LLC “Acting Manager” In Post-Closing Investor Action Challenging...

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On October 26, 2022, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery denied a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction claims of tortious interference asserted against a principal of a private...more

Bracewell LLP

New Saudi Companies Law 2022: Key changes, and next steps for Companies in KSA

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On 28 June 2022, the Saudi Cabinet of Ministers approved the New Companies Law, and it was published in the official gazette (Umm Al Qura newspaper) on 4 July 2022 pursuant to Royal Decree No. (M/132) dated 01/12/1443H (the...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In The United States (Updated)

1. Choosing the Right Legal Structure - 1.1 Introduction - Establishing a business entity in the United States can be an important strategic step for any international company that wants to avail itself of the world’s...more

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