JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 28, 2024

Merger Litigation, C.A. 2018-0484-JTL, the Delaware Court of Chancery allocated liability among two sell-side officers and a third-party acquirer under the Delaware Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act (DUCATA). In In re Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.

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TechCrunch: M&A

DECEMBER 25, 2023

It was a slow year in enterprise technology M&A, and the total was the second lowest since we started compiling the data in 2018. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 10, 2024

2018-0075-SG (Del. Cephalon, Inc., 30, 2024) - Stockholder representatives of an acquired corporation brought claims alleging that defendants had failed to use contractually-required commercially reasonable efforts to commercialize an acquired drug asset for a particular use. By: Morris James LLP

Pharmaceutical

JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 16, 2024

Merger Litig., 2018-0484-JTL (Del. In re Columbia Pipeline Grp. May 15, 2024) - In this post-trial decision, the Court addressed an acquirer’s responsibility for damages suffered by a stockholder class when the acquirer had been found liable for aiding and abetting breaches of fiduciary duties by certain of the target’s officers.

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TechCrunch: M&A

MARCH 26, 2024

The deal marks Borderless’ first acquisition since its inception in 2018. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Capital

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

On February 5 2025, the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) released new guidance designed to help employers understand and comply with their obligations under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 in relation to the lawful collection, maintenance, and management of employment records. By: A&O Shearman

Management

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

billion maximum value and USD2.6bn grant date fair value to Tesla CEO Elon Musk (the “2018 Grant”). Chancellor Kathleen McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery grappled with this question in a recent derivative lawsuit challenging Tesla’s performance-based equity award with a potential USD55.8 By: Allen & Overy LLP

Equities

TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 18, 2023

That product is currently a part of the Corsair portfolio after it acquired the Elgato brand in 2018. The umbrella includes microphones like Yeti, formerly produced by Blue, which it acquired in 2018. Details of the transaction have not been disclosed, but the deal comes as Logitech looks to expand its appeal to creative pros.

Portfolio

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The report looks at enforcement from 2018 - 2022 and is a follow-up of the previous report which covered 2009 - 2017. By: Hogan Lovells

Pharmaceutical

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Key takeaways are that: EU and Member State authorities imposed multiple material antitrust fines from 2018-2022, totalling approx. The European Commission (EC) has published its latest report on competition enforcement in medicines and medical products. EUR780 million. By: Allen & Overy LLP

Pharmaceutical

JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Since 2018, licensing deals totaling over US$60 billion have been signed regarding ADCs, with 2023 alone having at least 18 deals. Over the past few years economic headwinds have resulted in fewer deals, with companies and private equity firms alike reassessing where to spend money.

Private Equity

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 29, 2024

First promulgated on December 29, 1993, the PRC Company Law has undergone two substantial updates during its 30 years of development, the previous one undertaken in October 2005, and four less substantial amendments, the latest of which was in 2018. By: Morrison & Foerster LLP

IT

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

883 (2018), that a debtor may itself qualify as a "financial institution" covered by the safe harbor by retaining a bank or trust company as an agent to handle payments, By: Jones Day Supreme Court suggested (but did not hold) in Merit Mgmt. FTI Consulting, Inc.,

Securities

JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 16, 2024

For the past several years, CFIUS’s webpage only included two enforcement actions, one from 2018 and another in 2019. Among other updates, the webpage provides information about six CFIUS penalty actions from 2023 and 2024. By: Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Trading

JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Barclays tracked 147 activist campaigns globally in the H1 2024, surpassing the previous record of 143 set in the same period of 2018. Japan reported 38 campaigns, almost triple the 14 seen in. By: White & Case LLP

Investors

JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 5, 2024

From 2017 to 2018, SCG “caused” U.S. If you need to find an example of this long reach, look no further than OFAC’s recent settlement with SCG Plastics (“SCG”), in which SCG, a Thailand company, which sells plastic resins, agreed to pay $20 million for violations of the Iran Sanctions Program. financial institutions to process $291.

Financial Institution

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 4, 2023

Over an eight-year period ending in 2018, Murad, a U.S. cosmetics company, illegally exported goods and services to Iran in 62 separate transactions worth approximately $11 million. Murad was acquired by Unilever United States (“Unilever”) in 2015. Once discovered, Unilever voluntarily disclosed the conduct to OFAC.

IT

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

trillion of M&A deals were announced last year—a ten-year low in aggregate annual value terms—while deal volume, with 36,640 announcements, sank to its lowest annual figure since 2018, when the figure stood at 34,130. Nearly US$3.2 By: White & Case LLP

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 24, 2024

Volume, meanwhile, sank to its lowest annual figure since 2018, with a total of 36,640 deals announced. Dealmakers are learning to navigate a stricter regulatory environment as UK and EU authorities take an increasingly interventionist stance Global dealmaking experienced a slowdown in 2023 as the market battled headwinds on several fronts.

IT

Deal Lawyers

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

mergers from 2018 to 2022 focused on the use of special synergy awards. Here’s my recent post on The Advisors’ Blog on CompensationStandards.com regarding M&A synergy awards: WTW’s Global Executive Compensation Analysis Team recently conducted a study of the 100 largest U.S.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Specialty Networks, founded in 2018 and based in Cleveland, is an integrated, multi-specialty organization with group purchasing organizations, life sciences and research solutions in urology, gastroenterology and rheumatology. Linden Capital Partners has announced it will sell Specialty Networks to Cardinal Health for $1.2 billion in cash.

Private Equity

TechCrunch: M&A

JUNE 20, 2025

Founded in 2018, Saturn reimagines the calendaring experience by bringing in a social element. Topics Apps , Mergers and Acquisitions , Saturn , Snap , Snapchat Aisha Malik Consumer News Reporter Aisha is a consumer news reporter at TechCrunch. Prior to joining the publication in 2021, she was a telecom reporter at MobileSyrup.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

What’s on tap for 2018 M&A? One familiar technique used by sophisticated tech buyers is a holdback structure that subjects a portion of key employees’ merger consideration to revesting. See ABA Private Target Mergers & Acquisitions Deal Point Study for 2016-2017.

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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

JULY 27, 2024

NEW YORK, July 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NEW YORK, July 27, 2024 / GobeNewswire/-- Monteverde & Associates PC (the “M&A Class Action Firm”), has recovered money for shareholders and is recognized as a Top 50 Firm in the 2018-2022 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report.

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Shearman & Sterling

AUGUST 21, 2018

On August 10, 2018, Vice Chancellor Joseph R. Slights III of the Delaware Court of Chancery denied a motion to dismiss breach of contract claims stemming from a merger agreement pursuant to which defendant, Stora Enso AB, acquired non-party, Virdia, Inc. Fortis Advisors LLC v. Stora Enso Ab, C.A. 12291-VCS (Del.

Mergers

TechCrunch: M&A

AUGUST 18, 2023

In the years that followed, Boxed reportedly rejected a $400 million buyout offer from grocer Kroger in 2018, then later partnered with one of Asia’s largest retailers (Aeon) in 2021 for an expansion. At the time, Boxed had more than 7 million registered users and reported it was close to profitability.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Cisco: M&A

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Jason Button leads the Cisco Security and Trust Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) organization. He was formerly the director of IT at Duo Security, a company Cisco acquired in 2018, making him uniquely… Read more on Cisco Blogs

M&A

Shearman & Sterling

AUGUST 7, 2018

On July 30, 2018, Vice Chancellor Tamika Montgomery-Reeves of the Delaware Court of Chancery partially granted a Section 220 demand for the books and records of Globalstar, Inc. 2018-0351-TMR (Del. July 30, 2018). July 30, 2018). brought by the company's largest minority stockholder, Mudrick Capital Management, L.P.

Mergers

Shearman & Sterling

JUNE 13, 2018

On May 25, 2018, Chancellor Andre G. Pepper") against the company and its directors asserting that the merger with Maple Parent Holdings Corp. ("Maple Parent"), the parent company of Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., 2018-0227-AGB (Del. June 1, 2018). deprived them of their statutory appraisal rights. Read more.

Corporation

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 28, 2023

Although deal activity through the year appears slightly below the high-water marks for the corresponding period of 2022, deal activity is generally up from the first quarter of 2023, and reported volumes are nearly twice the levels seen in 2018 and 2020.

Healthcare

TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 17, 2023

Corsair purchased Elgato’s gaming division back in 2018 and continues to release products with that branding. We are also excited to be able to offer specialized Corsair and Elgato products to the enthusiast community that Drop is engaged with.” Being a part of Corsair will help our team deliver more of what you love.

Portfolio

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

JULY 27, 2024

NEW YORK, July 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NEW YORK, July 27, 2024 / GlobeNewswire/-- Monteverde & Associates PC (the “M&A Class Action Firm”), has recovered money for shareholders and is recognized as a Top 50 Firm in the 2018-2022 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report.

M&A

Shearman & Sterling

JUNE 4, 2019

's ("Radixx") selling stockholders, retained the ability to assert privilege over Radixx's pre-merger attorney-client communications in a post-closing litigation against the acquiring company, RSI Holdco, LLC ("Holdco"). 2018-0517-KSJM (Del. Shareholder Representative Services LLC v. RSI Holdco, LLC, C.A.

Mergers

Shearman & Sterling

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

's motion to dismiss an action for breach of a merger agreement brought by Genuine Parts Company ("GPC"). 2018-0730-JRS (Del. The claims arose after defendant terminated the two office supply companies' merger agreement in favor of an acquisition of defendant by a private equity firm. Genuine Parts Co.

Mergers

Shearman & Sterling

AUGUST 21, 2018

On August 10, 2018, Vice Chancellor Joseph R. Slights III of the Delaware Court of Chancery denied a motion to dismiss breach of contract claims stemming from a merger agreement pursuant to which defendant, Stora Enso AB, acquired non-party, Virdia, Inc. Fortis Advisors LLC v. Stora Enso Ab, C.A. 12291-VCS (Del.

Mergers

Shearman & Sterling

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

2018-0540 (Del. Plaintiff's demand stemmed from a merger in which defendant, a real estate company, was acquired by Brookfield Property Partners L.P., Plaintiff's demand stemmed from a merger in which defendant, a real estate company, was acquired by Brookfield Property Partners L.P., Kosinski v. 3d 635 (Del.

Mergers

Shearman & Sterling

AUGUST 28, 2018

On August 17, 2018, Chancellor Andre G. As this went unnoticed until after the merger, the preferred stock was converted into common stock as if there had been no error. As this went unnoticed until after the merger, the preferred stock was converted into common stock as if there had been no error. 10477-CB (Del.

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