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Delaware Amendments Provide Safe Harbors for Interested D&O and Controller Transactions, and Restrict Books and Records Demands
Changes to Delaware’s corporate code clarify standards for director independence, establish safe harbors for controlling stockholder and other interested transactions, limit controllers’ liability, and restrict books and records demands.
Delaware Amendments Provide Safe Harbors for Interested D&O and Controller Transactions, and Restrict Books and Records Demands
Court Upholds Legality of Poison Pills for Closed-End Funds but Limits Successive Plans
A New York federal court has held that a closed-end fund can use a shareholder rights plan to fend off a control-seeking hedge fund — a significant development in the ongoing battle between closed-end funds and hedge funds. The court, however, limited multiple successive plans in certain specific circumstances.
Court Upholds Legality of Poison Pills for Closed-End Funds but Limits Successive Plans
Changes to Delaware’s corporate code clarify standards for director independence, establish safe harbors for controlling stockholder and other interested transactions, limit controllers’ liability, and restrict books and records demands.
Delaware Amendments Provide Safe Harbors for Interested D&O and Controller Transactions, and Restrict Books and Records Demands
A New York federal court has held that a closed-end fund can use a shareholder rights plan to fend off a control-seeking hedge fund — a significant development in the ongoing battle between closed-end funds and hedge funds. The court, however, limited multiple successive plans in certain specific circumstances.
Court Upholds Legality of Poison Pills for Closed-End Funds but Limits Successive Plans
The U.S. government’s focus on cartels and transnational criminal organizations exposes banks and companies with touchpoints to these groups to potential criminal and civil liability, even if there is little U.S. “nexus.”
Understanding and Mitigating Legal and Compliance Risks Relating to Cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations
The EU is fast formulating its response to new US tariffs. Unlike in 2018 and 2020, when the first Trump administration imposed tariffs, the EU now has an additional mechanism, the 2023 EU Anti-Coercion Instrument, with which to respond.
The EU’s Response to US Tariffs: From Tariffs to ‘Response Measures’ Under the Anti-Coercion Instrument?
Understanding and Mitigating Legal and Compliance Risks Relating to Cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations
The U.S. government’s focus on cartels and transnational criminal organizations exposes banks and companies with touchpoints to these groups to potential criminal and civil liability, even if there is little U.S. “nexus.”
Understanding and Mitigating Legal and Compliance Risks Relating to Cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations
The EU’s Response to US Tariffs: From Tariffs to ‘Response Measures’ Under the Anti-Coercion Instrument?
The EU is fast formulating its response to new US tariffs. Unlike in 2018 and 2020, when the first Trump administration imposed tariffs, the EU now has an additional mechanism, the 2023 EU Anti-Coercion Instrument, with which to respond.
The EU’s Response to US Tariffs: From Tariffs to ‘Response Measures’ Under the Anti-Coercion Instrument?
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UK Public Markets Monitor – Q1 2025April 3, 2025
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Delaware Amendments Provide Safe Harbors for Interested D&O and Controller Transactions, and Restrict Books and Records DemandsApril 2, 2025
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Court Upholds Legality of Poison Pills for Closed-End Funds but Limits Successive PlansApril 1, 2025