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Opposition to the Security and Exchange Commission's proposed proxy access rule is solidifying. The rule, which the SEC will consider in November, would allow shareholders who meet certain requirements -- including owner thresholds based on company size -- to have...
Posted on August 26, 2009 10:34 AM
In the long winding road from "secret merger talks" to deal completion, bankers, lawyers and corporate dealmakers alike breathe easier when their hard work is met with regulatory and shareholder approvals along the way. Collecting fees is also a source of comfort. Sure, they get money from retainer and reimbursement...
Posted on July 17, 2009 3:01 PM
Conspiracy and securities fraud charges were filed for four separate schemes designed to artificially inflate the prices of publicly traded stocks. Among those charged is Daniel Laikin, CEO of National Lampoon Inc.This come about five weeks after the Los Angeles comedic brand acquired lighthearted Web site BarackObamaJokes.com for an undisclosed...
Posted on December 16, 2008 4:07 PM
With things on Wall Street and in Washington getting downright weird, it seems like a good time to ask that question.Tuesday, soon after launching a campaign against stock market rumormongers, the SEC temporarily banned naked short selling of the shares of 19 financial firms. Along with Fannie Mae and Freddie...
Posted on July 16, 2008 1:30 PM
As we reported in the May-June 2005 issue of our magazine (available in our magazine archives), Cardinal Health Inc. turned cautious for a while when it came to deals. But with Tuesday's all-cash $490 million deal for privately held Enturia Inc., coming eight months after a $1.5 billion deal for...
Posted on March 5, 2008 7:24 AM
A down market should offer shareholder activists plenty of opportunity for attractive returns.
Posted on December 15, 2007 1:22 PM
Those who deal regularly with distressed M&A transactions are well aware of the advantages of using Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code to implement asset sales. The best known is the ability of a debtor to sell its assets "free and clear" of liens or other third-party interests in...
Posted on June 15, 2007 3:52 PM
Known for a business model based on aggressive assertion of IP rights, the chip designer has a new GC in Thomas Lavelle.
Posted on April 15, 2007 7:53 AM
Effective Dec. 8, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted simple yet sweeping changes to the so-called best-price rule. The result will likely be a resurgence in the use of tender offers in acquisitions of U.S. public companies. Originally adopted in 1986, the best-price rule has always had a...
Posted on February 15, 2007 1:22 AM
More and more companies face scrutiny for their option grant practices. Here's how to avoid buying one of them.
Posted on October 15, 2006 7:12 PM
Hedge fund managers know the rules about disclosing their positions: If they beneficially hold more than 5% of an issuer's Securities and Exchange Commission-registered equity securities, they must file the appropriate form with the SEC. Doing so without tipping off the market to their strategies can be difficult, especially when...
Posted on October 15, 2005 3:56 PM
Jeffrey Henderson begins his tenure as CFO as the drug wholesaler struggles to regain its footing.
Posted on June 15, 2005 4:19 PM
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