Sidley is pleased to share the December issue of Sidley Perspectives on M&A and Corporate Governance, a bimonthly newsletter designed to keep you current on what we consider to be the most important legal developments involving M&A and corporate governance matters. Topics covered in this issue include:
ANALYSIS
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DEVELOPMENTS
TAX DEVELOPMENTS
If you have any questions regarding this issue of Sidley Perspectives, please contact the Sidley lawyer with whom you usually work or Claire Holland, the editor of the newsletter, at cholland@sidley.com.
M&A
Corporate Governance
Securities and Shareholder Litigation
Tax
Antitrust
ANALYSIS
- Debunking the Debunker: A Reaction to Chuck Nathan’s “7 Myths” About Activists
- Shareholder Activism: The Potential Impact of Mandatory Use of Universal Proxy Cards
- Delaware Appraisal Developments – Lessons Old and New
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Delaware Court of Chancery Applies Business Judgment Review to Going-Private, Squeeze-Out Merger Based on M&F Worldwide
- Delaware Provides Further Guidance on Application of Business Judgment Rule to Post-Closing Damages Claims
- Delaware Court of Chancery Refines the Caremark Bad Faith Standard
- SEC Staff Issues Guidance on Five-Day Debt Tender Offers and Disclosure of Financial Advisor Compensation Arrangements in Equity Tender Offers
- SEC Staff Provides Limited Guidance on CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure Rule
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DEVELOPMENTS
- ISS and Glass Lewis Release Updated Proxy Voting Policies for the 2017 Proxy Season
- Business Roundtable Seeks to Modernize the Shareholder Proposal Process
TAX DEVELOPMENTS
- New Treasury and IRS Debt-Equity Tax Regulations May Impact M&A Structuring and Due Diligence
Current and past issues of Sidley Perspectives on M&A and Corporate Governance are available on our website. View the December issue here.
If you have any questions regarding this issue of Sidley Perspectives, please contact the Sidley lawyer with whom you usually work or Claire Holland, the editor of the newsletter, at cholland@sidley.com.
M&A
Corporate Governance
Securities and Shareholder Litigation
Tax
Antitrust
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