Mergers Acquisitions

The National Law Review has the latest business news relating to corporate dealings and business negotiations between US-based, and foreign-based, or multinational organizations. When dealing with a merger and acquisition transaction in the business sector, the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States (CFIUS) governs such transactions. For visitors who are interested in projected mergers (enjoining two companies to become one entity), and upcoming acquisitions (the purchase of one company by another company), the National Law Review covers projected, pending, and completed transactions between companies.

Since mergers and acquisitions can occur nationally and internationally, both US law and international law will govern such transactions. Purchase agreements, monetary values, currencies used in the purchase-sale agreement, and how the newly acquired company will operate, will vary in each purchase-sale transaction. The National Law Review covers cases, has details on pending transactions, and information on the governing-laws, for newly acquired businesses, which are of interest to visitors.

Law firm mergers, financial institutions, commercial real estate transactions, sports, healthcare companies, energy, and foreign acquisitions of US businesses occur on a daily basis. The type of industry in which the transaction is  will be governed by that area of law and will be governed by the contract to which the companies agree. Therefore, in major merger and acquisition transactions, not only is US and international law considered, but the area of law, and contract-terms, are also brought to the table and will govern the purchase-sale agreement between contracting parties in an M&A deal. The National Law Review covers the laws, financial aspects of transactions, governing law, and contract terms the parties agree to.

The National Law Review provides in-depth cases, litigation that occurs out of M&A deals gone wrong, financial considerations and obligations, and details about newly acquired businesses in M&A law. The legal experts who write for the National Law Review are able to provide insight into the profound consequences of these mega-deals and the regulations that govern them.

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Nov
11
2019
Telecom Alert — FCC Fines CenturyLink, West Safety for 911 Outage; Net Neutrality Petition for Rehearing; AT&T to Pay $60 Million in FTC Settlement; T-Mobile and Sprint Merger FCC Approval Order; Pole Inspection Company Cited by — Vol. XVI, Issue 45 Keller and Heckman LLP
Nov
8
2019
Delaware Court Of Chancery Holds Deal Price Generated Through Reliable Sales Process Was Fair Value K&L Gates
Nov
7
2019
Buyer Beware: FTC Orders Unwinding of a Consummated Transaction Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Nov
6
2019
Bank Strategy Briefing: Non-Bank Acquisition Strategies Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Nov
5
2019
Upcoming/New CFIUS Filing: WSP Global Inc. and Ecology and Environment Inc. Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
5
2019
Billion-Dollar Merger of DNA Sequencing Firms Opposed by U.K., Questioned in U.S. MoginRubin
Nov
4
2019
HR and HSR: Insider Purchases and Executive Compensation Can Require Antitrust Reporting Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov
1
2019
Merger of Adventist-St. Joseph Rejected by the California Attorney General Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
25
2019
Rejecting a Suit Seeking a 43.9% Higher Payout, the Delaware Chancery Court Declared That the $18 Per Share Price Paid for Stillwater was the Fair Value. K&L Gates
Oct
23
2019
Chancery Court Dismisses Uber Derivative Suit for Failure to Make Demand or Plead Demand Futility K&L Gates
Oct
21
2019
Telecom Alert - Portal for Public Safety Interference Complaints; FCC Approves T-Mobile/Sprint Merger; WV PSC Pole Attachment Rules; IEEE 802.16 Working Group; NG911 Institute Board Election Results — Vol. XVI, Issue 42 Keller and Heckman LLP
Oct
21
2019
Director Independence and Demand Futility: A Holistic Inquiry of the Pleading K&L Gates
Oct
18
2019
The AHA Reports Economic Benefits Associated with Increased Hospital Consolidation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
17
2019
Termination Fee is not Exclusive Remedy for Breach of No-Shop K&L Gates
Oct
15
2019
DOJ Opposes Merger of Auto Industry’s Aluminum Sheet Suppliers, Agrees to Arbitrate Market Definition MoginRubin
Oct
15
2019
FTC Ratchets up Scrutiny on Pharmaceutical Deals McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
11
2019
DOJ and Merging Parties Agree on Unprecedented Arbitration Procedure to Resolve Merger Challenge McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
11
2019
Why A Delaware Corporation Can Not Be A Subsidiary Of A California Corporation Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Oct
10
2019
Before Shuttering Your Business, Consider Invoking the Failing Firm Defense in a Sale to a Competitor Polsinelli PC
Oct
10
2019
Antitrust Surprises from DOJ during the Trump Administration – Predicting the Consequences Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
10
2019
Waiver of Privilege in a Post-Great Hill World Polsinelli PC
Oct
10
2019
The Failing Firm Defense Is an Absolute Defense to an Otherwise Anticompetitive Merger Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
9
2019
Energy & Sustainability M&A Activity – October 2019 Mintz
Oct
8
2019
Earn-out Provision of Merger Agreement Requires Extrinsic Evidence to Aid Interpretation K&L Gates
Oct
4
2019
FTC Settlement Agreement Demonstrates Commissioners’ Competing Views on Merger Non-Competes McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
2
2019
In a $1.365 Billion Merger, the Target Company “Blindsided” the Proposed Buyer by Terminating the Merger Agreement and the Court Upheld the Termination; Court Requests Further Briefing Re the $126.5 Million Reverse Termination Fee K&L Gates
Sep
30
2019
Colleges, Students Tell DOJ McGraw-Hill/Cengage Merger Would Create a Textbook Duopoly MoginRubin
Sep
26
2019
The Delaware Court of Chancery Enforces Clear and Unambiguous Terms of Merger Agreement in Finding Termination Fee Provision Did Not Afford Exclusive Remedy for Termination Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Sep
26
2019
The Numbers Are In: The Recently Released Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2018 Provides an Overview of Antitrust Merger Enforcement Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
18
2019
Consumer Groups and Unions Tell FTC: AbbVie-Allergen Merger Will Deny Access to More Effective and Affordable Drugs MoginRubin
Sep
18
2019
Delaware Supreme Court Calculates Aruba’s Fair Value In An Appraisal Using Deal Price Minus Synergies, Reversing Lower Court’s 30-day Stock Price Calculation K&L Gates
Sep
18
2019
When Mergers Go Bad: How Merger Agreements Deal with Antitrust Risk in Today’s Market Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
12
2019
Tips for Conducting Effective Due Diligence in an Auction Process McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
12
2019
Identifying 4(c) and 4(d) Documents for HSR Filings Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
9
2019
Court of Chancery Finds Provisions of Merger Agreement Ambiguous and Denies Telecommunications Giant’s Motion to Dismiss K&L Gates
 

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