Appraisal Rights

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

In light of blockchain stock ledgers coming to Delaware , commentators and news outlets are starting to take notice. Recently, Bloomberg has covered the idea of stock ledger blockchain, as has the Financial Times [$$]. The core difference between any possible blockchain stock ledger and the existing system would be the likely elimination of the concept of fungible bulk.

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Over the past several years, cybersecurity issues have become prominent areas of emphasis for M&A due diligence. Post-signing revelations about cybersecurity breaches have had a disruptive effect on several high-profile transactions, and are likely to make buyers and sellers even more attentive to cybersecurity issues during the due diligence process.

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

A transaction involving a controlling stockholder on both sides of the deal presents a clear conflict of interest that will result in heightened scrutiny under the “entire fairness” standard of review if later challenged. However, there is not always a conflict when the controller stands on just one side of the table, as seller, and is receiving additional consideration that the other stockholders will not receive.

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Appraisal Rights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

As reported today in Law360 [$$], the Delaware Supreme Court heard argument yesterday on the chancery court’s ruling in the Dell appraisal case. The court did not render its decision and did not indicate when it would do so. We’ll continue to monitor the docket and post when the ruling comes down. ** Note: this law firm is one of the counsel of record in the Dell case.

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Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.

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Appraisal Rights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation posted yesterday on Merger Negotiations in the Shadow Judicial Appraisal. In this post, Professors Brian Broughman, Audra Boone, and Antonio Macias address the explosion in merger litigation over the past decade and present their empirical study testing the competing explanations of the ex-ante effect of appraisal litigation on M&A activity.

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

This two-day, multi-panel event will explore the development of corporate law, the evolving relationships between corporate stakeholders, M&A and what corporate lawmaking may look like in the future. Jamie Leigh will speak on a panel on “Trends and Developments in M&A Law” on October 27. October 26 – 27, 2017. Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco.

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Post-employment non-compete covenants are generally invalid in California, with certain limited but important exceptions like when a business or associated goodwill is sold and the buyer – as part of the deal – wants to prohibit certain sellers from competing with their former business. Consequently, buyers of California-based businesses generally assume they can’t contractually tie non-compete restrictions of California-based employees to the end of the parties’ employment relationship.

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Last week, President Trump issued an Executive Order prohibiting the acquisition of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (Lattice), a US computer chip manufacturer, by a Chinese investor. The president’s order blocking the transaction was based on a recommendation by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), an interagency committee of the US government with jurisdiction to review foreign investments in US businesses for national security concerns.

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