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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Court Upholds Legality of Poison Pills for Closed-End Funds but Limits Successive Plans

On March 28, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) held that it was legal under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act) for a closed-end fund to use a shareholder rights plan...more

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Ontario Tribunal Refines Public Interest Test in Cease Trade Decision on Shareholder Rights Plans

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On November 19, 2024, the Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal (Tribunal) released its reasons for its July 2024 decision granting an application by Riot Platforms, Inc. (Riot) to cease trade a shareholder rights plan (Plan)...more

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