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Enforcing the Guardrails on Transactions Involving Interested Directors of Close Corporations

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In my business divorce practice I deal with many closely held corporations that have only a few or perhaps just two shareholders, each of whom is actively involved in running the business. Within that category are many...more

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“Good Faith” in Shareholders’ Agreements: What Does it Mean?

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Shareholder agreements often include an obligation that the shareholders must act with “good faith” in their dealings with one another and with the company. However, what does that actually mean? In this insight, we consider...more

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Litigating Minority Shareholder Rights - Presentation

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David F. Johnson presented his paper “Business Divorce: Minority Shareholder Rights In Texas” to the State Bar of Texas’s Business Disputes Course on September 2-3, 2021. This presentation addressed shareholder oppression...more

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Court Finds Indemnification Provisions in Merger Agreement Binding on Non-Signatories

In Houseman et al v. Sagerman et al the Plaintiffs challenged the enforceability of the indemnification provisions in a merger agreement amongst other things.  The Merger Agreement provided for an indemnification escrow....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Buying into Private Companies: 10 Points To Note For Secondary Share Acquisitions

Investments in private companies by way of share purchases from existing shareholders (secondary transactions) raise a unique set of complexities, which are often overlooked. Share issuances in company-led financing rounds...more

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2019 Half-year in review: M&A legal and market developments

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We set out in the attached Newsletter a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place in the second half of 2019 and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these...more

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