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Cayman Islands M&A: on the rise

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Many acquisitions, especially privatisations, are structured as a statutory merger, and in this article, we provide a brief overview of Cayman Islands (“Cayman”) mergers and consolidations and the general requirements for...more

A&O Shearman

Panel Proposes Narrowing The Scope Of Companies Subject To The Code

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On 24 April 2024, the UK Takeover Panel published PCP 2024/1 ("PCP 2024/1"), in which it is consulting on a significant narrowing of the types of companies that will be subject to the Takeover Code (the “Code”) - i.e., as...more

Jones Day

Amendments to the Hong Kong Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buybacks

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In Short - The Situation: Certain provisions of the current Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buybacks of Hong Kong (the "Codes") may cause confusion to companies and relevant stakeholders in complying with the...more

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Takeover Monitor: Current German Public Tender Offers 2023, Issue 3

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The Morgan Lewis Takeover Monitor documents public tender ofers in Germany for Morgan Lewis clients and interested persons. This issue covers published and announced current offers as of August 24, 2023. In addition, it...more

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Consultation Paper on the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission's Proposed Amendments to the Takeovers Codes

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In Short - The Situation: Certain provisions of the current Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy-Backs of Hong Kong (the "Codes") may cause confusion to companies and relevant stakeholders in complying with the...more

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Takeover Monitor: Current German Public Tender Offers 2023, Issue 2

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The Morgan Lewis Takeover Monitor documents public tender ofers in Germany for Morgan Lewis clients and interested persons. This issue covers published and announced current ofers as of July 12, 2023. In addition, it...more

White & Case LLP

Ready for Takeover 2.0?

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The German takeover market is declining and has shown clear signs of having been affected by the current economic and geopolitical environment. The number of takeovers and the total offer volume have both fallen...more

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Takeover Monitor: Current German Public Tender Offers Issue 1

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“Welcome to Morgan Lewis’s Takeover Monitor Germany. This publication aims to provide funds, public and private companies, and other entities involved in capital markets transactions with a regular documentation of current...more

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Takeover Monitor: Current German Public Tender Offers | Issue 5

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The Morgan Lewis Takeover Monitor documents public tender ofers in Germany for Morgan Lewis clients and interested persons. This issue covers published and announced current offers as of November 23, 2022. PUBLIC TENDER...more

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Takeover Monitor: Current German Public Tender Offers | Issue 4

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The Morgan Lewis Takeover Monitor documents public tender offers in Germany for Morgan Lewis clients and interested persons. This issue covers published and announced current offers as of October 12, 2022. The takeover offer...more

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Trends in Dutch Public M&A 2022

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The deal environment in the near future is likely to be challenging but we also see a substantial number of drivers for public takeovers such as strategic combinations when consolidation makes sense or is inevitable,...more

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Takeover Monitor: Current Public Tender Offers Under the German Securities Acquisition And Takeover Act

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Current offers are driven by a number of objectives, ranging from a strategic investment to increase the target company’s future dividend capacity (voluntary takeover offer for shares of Deutsche EuroShop AG) to the...more

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Poison Pill Without Shareholders’ Blessing: Can it withstand the court's review?

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Japanese courts strike down a poison pill devised and implemented by the board of directors alone- Background- In many jurisdictions, poison pills are devised and implemented by the board of directors without shareholders...more

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UK Public Markets Snapshot – March 2022

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In our first UK Public Markets Snapshot for 2022, we cover key recent trends and points to watch out for. Headlines Don’t ignore merger arbs – they pile in quick and often need careful handling. Takeover Panel red lines –...more

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Takeover Monitor: Special Issue: German Federal Court of Justice on Non-Tendering Shareholders

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With this issue we supplement the documentation of public tender offers in Germany by our Morgan Lewis takeover monitor for Morgan Lewis clients and interested persons with respect to recent judgments of the German Federal...more

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Takeover Monitor: Current German Public Tender Offers Under The German Securities Acquisition And Takeover Act

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Public tender offers under the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act: Offers, results and analyses - Following the lapse of the takeover offer to the shareholders of QIAGEN B.V. caused by the failure to meet the...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

An Update on Poison Pills, NOL Poison Pills and the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Since the release of our recent article “Poison Pills, NOL Poison Pills and the COVID-19 Pandemic” in midApril, we continue to see a surge in the number of companies implementing poison pills (also referred to as shareholder...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hong Kong Regulatory Update - July 2020

This update provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the past three months relevant to companies listed, or planning to list, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx), and their advisers. In particular,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Poison Pill Deep Dive Series: Triggering Percentage

The fourth of a six-part series examining six specific and evolving rights plan provisions. As discussed in greater detail in some of our prior articles, a shareholder rights plan is a protective measure used by a public...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Poison Pill Deep Dive Series: The Inadvertent Triggering Exception

The first of a six-part series examining six specific and evolving rights plan provisions. An increasing number of companies are choosing to adopt shareholder rights plans (otherwise known as “poison pills”) in response to...more

White & Case LLP

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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Takeover Code Amended to Deal with Dual Class Shares Companies

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The Takeover Code has been amended to provide that where changes in the number of votes of multiple vote shares in a dual class shares company results in a shareholder coming under an obligation to make a general offer for...more

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Singapore Legal Update - August 2018

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SIC Consulting on the Application of the Takeover Code to Dual Class Shares Companies - The SIC’s consultation proposes that where changes in the number of votes of multiple vote shares in a dual class shares company...more

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Key Changes on New OJK Regulation on Public Company Takeover

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The OJK recently passed Regulation No.9/POJK.04/2018 on Public Company Takeover, which revokes Rule No.IX.H.1. Key changes under the new regulation are a) a takeover that is carried out through a rights issue of the target...more

Jones Day

Has Australia's Takeovers Panel Turned the "Tap" on to More "Association" Proceedings?

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The Situation: A major shareholder of Tap Oil Limited, a company listed on ASX, gave notice of an intention to spill the board, to remove all but one of the current directors, through a general meeting of shareholders. The...more

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