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08.31.16

Investors Beware: The Bar Is Being Raised on HSR Violations

Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act, parties to transactions meeting certain size thresholds are required to notify the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission and to observe a waiting period before closing their transaction, unless an exemption ...


11.18.15

Keeping Faith With Your Investment Banker

Fairness opinions are a long-established fixture of the public M&A deal process.


08.12.14

Manatt Ranked Among Top Firms in Corporate Control Alert 2014 Six-Month Banker Representations List

Manatt is pleased to announce its ranking among the top law firms in Corporate Control Alert’s 2014 Six-Month Banker Representations list for number of deals.


11.26.12

Financial Advisor Topics in Hostile Takeover Defenses

The M&A market has continued to experience heightened hostile M&A activity. Despite an inherently high failure rate, hostile offers remain an option for acquisitive strategic companies as well as hedge funds and activist investors.


03.07.11

Cautious Due Diligence Defeats Allegations of Conspiracy and Gun Jumping

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently offered rare and detailed guidance on how merging competitors may share sensitive information during the due diligence process without violating antitrust proscriptions.


08.10.10

International Joint Ventures: An Overview 

Joint venture arrangements are a common and sometimes practical or necessary alternative to M&A transactions to allow a company to expand into new markets. 


04.21.10

Practical Considerations for Nonprofit Mergers and Acquisitions

The once-robust nonprofit sector is currently in the midst of an economic shakeout whereby many nonprofits are faced with an unprecedented decision of Darwinian significance - either come up with a viable plan of survival or disappear into the annals of history. 


02.22.10

Lower Thresholds For Pre-Merger Antitrust Notifications Now In Effect

Effective today, lower thresholds are in effect for determining whether pre-merger notifications are required to be made with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR).


02.05.10

Securities and Exchange Commission Issues Interpretive Guidance Document on Disclosure Obligations

On February 2, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published new interpretive guidance (“Climate Change Guidance”) relating to the disclosure requirements that public companies face with respect to climate change issues.