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The Public Company Adviser - Spring 2013

  • Schiff Hardin LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • May 8 2013

On February 27, 2013, the Supreme Court decided two cases under the federal securities laws, one a victory for plaintiffs in class actions for damages

Buyers beware: why acquirers of public companies should care about the sale process

  • Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • March 19 2012

Purchasers of public companies focus on negotiating the best terms for the acquisition

SEC enforcement outlook for investment funds: focus on valuation, insider trading and other fraudulent practices

  • Kaye Scholer LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • March 27 2013

The SEC continues its enforcement efforts relating to hedge funds and private equity funds. In recent remarks, Bruce Karpati, Chief of the SEC

Who 'owns' a bribe - the recipient or victim?

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 29 2011

The Court of Appeal has given judgment in Sinclair Investments (UK) Limited v Versailles Trading Finance Limited & Others (2011 EWCA Civ 347), firmly dismissing the appeal - and the defendants' cross appeal - from the judgment of Mr Justice Lewison of 30 June 2011

What matters: A review of 2011 and 2012

  • Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • April 1 2013

As you know, the last two years have seen a somewhat improved, but by no means robust, business climate. At the same time, structural shifts in the

Reconsidering NDAs in light of Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. v. Vulcan Materials Co.

  • Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • May 21 2012

On May 4, 2012, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that Martin Marietta Materials had violated a pair of confidentiality agreements with Vulcan Materials and issued a 4-month temporary injunction suspending Martin Marietta’s hostile exchange offer for Vulcan and related proxy contest

Legal and market developments in Russia - summer autumn 2012

  • Clifford Chance LLP
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  • Russia
  • -
  • November 7 2012

Russia Update: Legal and market developments in Russia Summer Autumn Issue 2012 Macro Updates

U.S. private equity fund is not responsible for pension liabilities of portfolio companies

  • Torys LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • December 10 2012

A recent decision of the United States District Court of the District of Massachusetts provides some much-needed clarity for private equity funds on how to structure their investments to avoid controlled-group liability

General counsel update - 27 September 2012

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Indonesia, Myanmar, Spain, United Kingdom
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  • September 27 2012

This is the 31st in our series of general counsel updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

Break fees from UK public companies unenforceable

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 22 2012

The High Court recently held that break fees offered by UK public companies constitute unlawful financial assistance and, as such, are unenforceable