| 8/26/2008 |
Corporate and Securities Alert: Information Management for Mergers and Acquisitions – Wrangling, Lassoing and Roping at the M&A Corral |
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| When one company acquires some or all of the assets or divisions of another, the acquirer faces a recurring set of issues related to electronic information management. Forethought is necessary to ensure the acquirer follow best business practices and comply with legal obligations when...more |
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| 10/4/2007 |
M&A Developments-Deal Process and Protections (Netsmart, Lear and Topps) |
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| Micro-cap public targets with limited analyst coverage and trading volume should conduct a pre-signing market check rather than relying on a post-signing market check, at least where a private equity buyer is involved. more |
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| 1/16/2007 |
Corporate and Securities Law Update - New HSR Thresholds and Waiting Periods Effective February 2007 |
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| The dollar thresholds for pre-acquisition filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act will increase effective February 16 or 19, 2007 (depending on publication date), due to an annual adjustment mechanism that was created in the last round of amendments to the Act. more |
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| 1/24/2006 |
Corporate and Securities Law Update - M&A Development: SEC Proposes to Amend Tender Offer Best-Price Rule |
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| In recent years cash mergers have been used more frequently than cash tender offers, in part due to concerns that target employment, severance or other compensatory arrangements might be deemed to violate the SEC's "best-price" rule, requiring that equal consideration be paid to all tendering security holders. more |
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| 4/22/2005 |
Recent Mergers and Acquisitions |
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| 10 Acquisitions Announced and/or Closed in 2005:
Combined Value in Excess of $4.5 B. more |
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| 11/9/2004 |
M&A Development: Court Finds Financially Sophisticated Director Personally Liable for $77 Million |
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| The price and process fairness of business combinations are increasingly challenged in litigation. more |
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| 5/26/2004 |
Mergers & Acquisitions for High Technology Companies |
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| Fenwick & West LLP provides comprehensive legal services to technology and biotechnology clients of national and international prominence. more |
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| 5/16/2003 |
M&A Development: Court Declares Certain Deal Protection Mechanisms Unenforceable |
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| In Omnicare, Inc. vs. NCS Healthcare, Inc., the Supreme Court of Delaware effectively warns M&A deal makers that overreaching deal protection mechanisms may be unenforceable. more |
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