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On March 9, 2009, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice ("DOJ") announced that it had brought suit against Election Systems & Software, Inc. ("ES&S") to challenge its acquisition in September of 2009 of Premier Election Solutions Inc. ("Premier") from Diebold, Inc.

http://www.fenwick.com/docstore/Publications/Corporate/Recent_M&A_Trends_1209.pdf 2010-01-13T00:00:00-07:00 2010-01-13T00:00:00-07:00

Recent M&A Trends & Developments—December 2009

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Build a Great Company First. Maximize valuation by building a great company (not just a great product) that is the leader in its market segment.

http://www.fenwick.com/docstore/Publications/Corporate/MA_Alert_01-07-09.pdf 2009-01-07T00:00:00-07:00 2009-01-07T00:00:00-07:00

The dollar thresholds for pre-acquisition filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act will increase mid-February (exact date still pending), due to an annual adjustment mechanism that was created in the last round of amendments to the HSR Act...

http://www.fenwick.com/docstore/Publications/Corporate/Corp_Sec_10-22-08.pdf 2008-10-22T00:00:00-07:00 2008-10-22T00:00:00-07:00

Hexion v. Huntsman provides lessons on what constitutes a Material Adverse Effect and the meaning of "reasonable best efforts" and "knowing and intentional breach."...

http://www.fenwick.com/docstore/publications/EIM/VCE_Wrangling_Lassoing_Roping_M&A_Corral.pdf 2008-08-26T00:00:00-07:00 2008-08-26T00:00:00-07:00

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...

http://www.fenwick.com/docstore/Publications/Corporate/M&A_Developments_Deal_Process.pdf 2007-10-04T00:00:00-07:00 2007-10-04T00:00:00-07:00

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.

http://www.fenwick.com/docstore/Publications/Corporate/sec/Corp_Sec_01-16-07.pdf 2007-01-16T00:00:00-07:00 2007-01-16T00:00:00-07:00

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.

http://www.fenwick.com/docstore/Publications/Corporate/sec/Corp_Sec_01-24-06.pdf 2006-01-24T00:00:00-07:00 2006-01-24T00:00:00-07:00

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.

http://www.fenwick.com/docstore/Publications/Corporate/M&A_List.pdf 2005-04-22T00:00:00-07:00 2005-04-22T00:00:00-07:00

10 Acquisitions Announced and/or Closed in 2005: Combined Value in Excess of $4.5 B.

http://www.fenwick.com/docstore/Publications/Corporate/sec/Corp_Sec_11-09-04.pdf 2004-11-09T00:00:00-07:00 2004-11-09T00:00:00-07:00

The price and process fairness of business combinations are increasingly challenged in litigation.

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Fenwick & West LLP provides comprehensive legal services to technology and biotechnology clients of national and international prominence.

http://www.fenwick.com/docstore/Publications/Corporate/sec/Corp_Sec_05-16-03.pdf 2003-05-16T00:00:00-07:00 2003-05-16T00:00:00-07:00

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.