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Acquiring a De-SPACed Company – Key M&A Considerations

This article originally appeared in the ABA Business Law Today on September 12, 2022. The SPAC IPO Market and the De-SPAC Market Have Slowed Dramatically During 2022. By all measures, 2022 has not…

Author(s): Jenny Hochenberg, Brayden Koslowsky

  • corporate
  • de-spac
  • spacs
  • m&a
  • capital markets and securities

Maybe Entire Fairness Review Isn’t So Bad After All: Lessons from BGC Partners and Other Recent Controlling Shareholder Transactions

Eight years ago, the Delaware Supreme Court in Kahn v. M&F Worldwide Corp. (“MFW”),[1] affirmed then-Chancellor Strine’s decision holding that the business judgment rule…

Author(s): Meredith Kotler, Ethan Klingsberg, Marques Tracy

  • delaware law
  • litigation
  • corporate
  • finance

New Stock Buyback Tax Raises Questions as to Application and Practical Effect

On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) into law. Although far from the sweeping tax reform that the Biden Administration had originally envisioned,…

Author(s): Joe Soltis, Claude Stansbury, Robert Scarborough, Sarah Solum, Daniel Fox

  • tax
  • capital markets and securities

Supreme Court’s West Virginia v. EPA decision casts a shadow over SEC’s proposed climate-related disclosure rule

The U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in West Virginia v. EPA may call into question whether the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has the legal authority to adopt and enforce its…

Author(s): Taryn Zucker, Lauren Lee, Evelyne Kim

  • litigation
  • corporate
  • corporate governance
  • capital markets and securities
  • sec
  • m&a

Trends and Updates from the 2022 Proxy Season

The extraordinary 2022 proxy season comprised significant developments in governance, environmental and sustainability issues, shareholder engagement, investor considerations, and activism matters.…

Author(s): Elizabeth Bieber, Pamela Marcogliese, Sarah Ghulamhussain

  • corporate governance
  • capital markets and securities
  • corporate
  • executive compensation

Freshfields Sends Comments to SEC on SPAC / De-SPAC Rulemaking Proposal

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP has provided  a comment letter to the Securities & Exchange Commission with respect to the SEC’s proposed rulemaking regarding special purpose acquisition…

Author(s): Michael Levitt, Jeremy Barr, Brian Lewis

  • corporate
  • corporate governance
  • de-spac
  • capital markets and securities
  • sec
  • spacs
  • m&a

8th Annual Berkeley Spring Forum on M&A and the Boardroom

Thank you to the over 200 in-person and several hundred virtual attendees at the 8th Annual Berkeley Spring Forum on M&A and the Boardroom hosted by Ethan Klingsberg of Freshfields and Professor…

Author(s): Ethan Klingsberg

  • united states
  • corporate governance
  • delaware law
  • venture capital
  • corporate
  • capital markets and securities
  • cfius
  • m&a
  • private equity
  • antitrust and competition

SEC Remains Focused on Auditor Independence, Cautioning Against “Checklist Compliance” Mentality

On June 8, 2022, Paul Munter, the SEC’s Acting Chief Accountant, issued a statement (the “statement”) emphasizing the importance of the auditor independence framework under Rule 2-01(b) of Regulation…

Author(s): Taryn Zucker, Fatima Anjum

  • corporate
  • capital markets and securities
  • corporate governance
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