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Texas Business Court Upholds Exculpation Clause—Limits Fiduciary Duty Exposure

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In its May 22, 2025, memorandum opinion, the Business Court of Texas dismissed all claims against Christopher Doyle (PEC’s CEO) and certain Blackstone-affiliated entities. The Court held that § 13.9 of the Third Amended...more

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Delaware Court of Chancery Allows Amendment of LLC Agreement to Permit Disparate Consideration Where Amendment Provisions Were...

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In Faiz Khan and Ralph Finger v. Warburg Pincus, LLC et al., the Delaware Court of Chancery held that the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing was not applicable to a private equity sponsor’s amendment of a limited...more

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Bankruptcy, Board Conduct, and Fiduciary Duty: Key Takeaways from Ragab v. SHR Capital Partners LLC

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In a recent decision from the Manhattan County Commercial Division, Justice Margaret A. Chan addressed a confluence of corporate-governance, fiduciary-duty, and bankruptcy-stay issues in Ragab v. SHR Capital Partners LLC. The...more

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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

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Delaware Bankruptcy Court Sides with Trustee in Two Related Orders in $500 Million Fraudulent Transfer Action Arising out of...

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In related orders in an action to recover over $500 million in alleged fraudulent transfers arising out of the bankruptcy of an education technology company, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware denied...more

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Business Appraiser Liability? That’s a New One.

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We’ve written about accountant liability. We’ve written about bookkeeper liability. A carefully crafted complaint can state viable claims for either. But business appraiser liability?...more

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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

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Portfolio Company Risk: Plaintiffs Set Sights on Sponsors and Board Directors

As our other Top Ten posts have demonstrated, there is no shortage of risks for private fund sponsors to navigate in today’s economic and regulatory environment. Nevertheless, they need to prioritize the risk that hits...more

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