Appraisal Rights

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The Columbia Blue Sky Blog posted last week on the impending auction for Sky PLC, where Professors Albert Choi and Eric Talley set the stage for the “shotgun economic jousting match between Comcast and Fox.”.

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Appraisal Rights

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

M&A Law Prof Blog says no. In short, the market out exception (at least in Delaware) provides that a shareholder does not have appraisal rights if they are receiving stock and not cash for their shares in the target company. M&A Law Prof Blog compares the current state of appraisal (including the market out exception) with the premise that appraisal came about at a time when mergers were generally for stock, and thus appraisal gave one the ability to force (via appraisal) cash considerat

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Appraisal Rights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

On October 18, 2018, Stafford Publishing is offering a webinar covering developments in Delaware law, including appraisal. 2017 saw numerous appraisal decisions (many of which we have covered) and movement in both the strategy and practice of appraisal. With a panel of Delaware attorneys well versed in appraisal as well as fiduciary duty litigation, the webinar will cover developments in Delaware law affecting mergers.

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Appraisal Rights

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The Columbia Blue Sky Blog posted about the speculation surrounding Dell Technologies Inc.’s pending offer to its public Class V trading stock shareholders (DVMT) and the opposition by activist hedge funds with substantial DVMT positions. Professor Eric Talley compares the challenges facing Dell to the hazards in The Hunger Games.

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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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