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.

For hourly updates on the latest in mergers & acquisitions, corporate business legal news, regulation & compliance, litigation, court procedures, and corporate law news, be sure to follow the National Law Review Twitter feed and sign up for complimentary e-news bulletins.

 

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Nov
2
2018
M&A Update: Delaware Supreme Court Clarifies the “Ab Initio” Requirement for Business Judgment Review of Controlling Stockholder Transactions in Flood v. Synutra Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Oct
31
2018
Trustee of Realty Trust Saved from Application of Merger Doctrine (at least for now) Pierce Atwood LLP
Oct
31
2018
FTC Requires Divestiture of Assets in Industrial Gas Suppliers’ $80 Billion Merger Mintz
Oct
31
2018
Loan Servicer Not “Foreclosed” From Reporting Default to CRAs Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
30
2018
Court Of Chancery Judicially Validates Company's Ratification of Defective Corporate Acts, Therefore Rejecting Bid to Unwind Merger K&L Gates
Oct
24
2018
CFIUS Filing Clearance: Durr AG and MeGTEC and Universal Businesses of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
23
2018
WHAT SAY YOU, NEW YORK? Now That Federal Antitrust Regulators Have Approved CVS’s Proposed Acquisition of Aetna, Attention Turns to New York State Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
16
2018
New CFIUS Rules May Impact All Foreign Investment in the United States McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
15
2018
The Trump Administration Expands the Scope of Investments Covered By National Security Reviews, Imposes New Mandatory Filing Requirements Faegre Drinker
Oct
12
2018
Delaware Chancery Court Makes Groundbreaking “Material Adverse Effect” Finding Allowing Buyer To Terminate Merger Agreement K&L Gates
Oct
5
2018
Buy-side Directors Face Risk in Conflict Deals Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
3
2018
Delaware Court Finds “Material Adverse Effect” Allows Buyer to Terminate Merger Agreement: Akorn, Inc. v. Fresenius Kabi AG Mintz
Sep
26
2018
Court Of Appeal Finds No Property Transfer In Reverse Triangular Merger Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
25
2018
DOJ Announces Procedural Reforms Seeking to Resolve Merger Investigations within 6 Months of Filing McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
20
2018
Federal Antitrust Regulators Approve Cigna’s Proposed Acquisition of Express Scripts Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
20
2018
Chancery Court Validates a Defective Merger and Reaffirms Reliance on Outside Legal Counsel Under Delaware Law K&L Gates
Sep
17
2018
The UK Government Issues ‘No-deal’ Competition and Merger Guidance Covington & Burling LLP
Sep
11
2018
Apple / Shazam: Determining the value of data in merger cases Covington & Burling LLP
Sep
6
2018
Chancery Court Cites Flawed Process in its Resort to Traditional Valuation Methodology and Reliance on all Relevant Factors in a Recent Appraisal Action K&L Gates
Aug
24
2018
Chancery Court Grants Certain Books And Record Demands By Minority Stockholder Related To A Merger And Valuation Of Underlying Assets K&L Gates
Aug
16
2018
Upcoming/New CFIUS Filing: Deutsche Telekom/T-Mobile US and Sprint Corporation Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
16
2018
AT&T/TIME Warner DOJ Smack Down: You Don't Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way the Wind Blows Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
10
2018
New FIRRMA Legislation Amending CFIUS Will Soon Be Signed into Law McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
9
2018
THE LATEST: FTC Announces New Model Timing Agreement for Merger Investigations McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
8
2018
LLCs Are Found In The Corporations Code But They Are Not Corporations Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Aug
1
2018
Upcoming/New Filing: UPL Corporation Ltd. and Arysta LifeSciences Inc. Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
30
2018
THE LATEST: Collateral Risk in Merger Reviews McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
24
2018
Aston Villa Football Club stay on the field Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
20
2018
Delaware Chancery Court Strictly Construes Appraisal Statute to Deny Stockholders Appraisal Rights in a Reverse Triangular Merger Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
13
2018
Chancery Court Clarifies “Constituent Corporation” K&L Gates
Jul
10
2018
Workers Compensation and Fraud Update – the Statute Applies to the Employee and the Employer Alike Stark & Stark
Jun
27
2018
M&A Update: Considering a Sale? 6 Keys to Maximizing Value Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jun
26
2018
CFIUS Filing Clearance: Melrose Industries and GKN PLC Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
25
2018
New Lower UK Thresholds for Scrutiny of Mergers Affecting National Security Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
21
2018
FTC Announces Series of Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection Covington & Burling LLP
 

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