Top five traps for the unwary in spin-offs *

USA - April 29 2013
A wave of corporate breakups has swept through the United States over the last few years as investors have taken notice of the fact that smaller…

Co-authors: Thomas P. Conaghan.

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Private equity myth busters: one year after Del Monte, is stapled financing dead? *

USA - August 3 2012
More than a year after the Delaware Court of Chancery handed down its decision in In Re Del Monte Foods Company Shareholders Litigation, 25 A.3d 813 (Del. Ch. Feb. 14, 2011), there remains an abundance of uncertainty in the financing market as to whether stapled financing is still a viable source of buy-side financing in merger and acquisition transactions.

Co-authors: Adam Spiegel, Rogan M. O’Handley, Gary B. Rosenbaum.

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Financial advisor conflicts update *

USA - March 2 2012
Recently, the Delaware Court of Chancery has examined financial advisor conflicts in the mergers and acquisitions context and emphasized in various opinions that although financial advisors play a valuable role, disclosure of potential conflicts is crucial. 

Co-authors: Ling Kong.

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“Sunshine is the best disinfectant”: a financial advisory update *

USA - April 14 2011
Since December 2010, the Delaware Court of Chancery has been emphasizing the need for additional disclosures relating to financial advisors in merger and acquisition transactions.

Co-authors: Ling Kong.

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Proposed DOL regulation would impose fiduciary status on valuation firms: regulation comment period closes January 20, 2011 *

USA - January 5 2011
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued a proposed regulation that would substantially expand the definition of ‘fiduciary’ under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

Co-authors: Ashley J. McCarthy, Jonathan J. Boyles.

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