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May 2013
22 May 2013
Clearwire Corporation adjourned the special meeting of its shareholders at which a vote on the proposed acquisition by Sprint Nextel Corp was to take place…
21 May 2013
Individuals serving in leadership roles at multiple companies have come under attack by institutional investors and shareholder groups…
21 May 2013
AutoCanada Inc and its largest shareholder, Canada One Auto Group Ltd, have agreed to a $102.5 million bought deal offering of common shares...
21 May 2013
Beleaguered international transport company FirstGroup Plc is conducting a three-for-two rights issue to raise £615 million…
20 May 2013
Tesla Motors Inc filed two prospectuses with the SEC on May 17 in connection with a combined stock and debt secondary offering that will raise $968 million…
20 May 2013
A recent court ruling in Hong Kong could have a significant impact on companies’ willingness to settle disputes…
17 May 2013
On May 17, Carl Icahn filed a 13D announcing that one of his nominees, Samuel Merksamer, was successful in winning a seat on…
17 May 2013
Despite the hopes of many public issuers, executive compensation remains a hot-button topic among regulators, the media and investors worldwide…
17 May 2013
Recent proxy supplement filings indicate that ISS and Glass Lewis frequently differ on their say-on-pay recommendations…
17 May 2013
The Ontario Securities Commission has issued a proposal to remove certain Canadian-specific disclosure requirements for offerings of foreign…
17 May 2013
This week’s significant events in M&A, corporate governance, litigation, regulation and corporate finance…
16 May 2013
Four companies – Inergy LP, Inergy Midstream LP, Crestwood Midstream Partners LP and Crestwood Holdings LLC – will merge…
16 May 2013
The success of private equity portfolio companies is often credited to their governance practices. A rationale for their...
16 May 2013
The previous installment of this series offered attorneys a “Top Dozen List” of issues that each of the parties interested in a prospective joint venture…
16 May 2013
For the second time in as many weeks, a company backed by Apollo Global Management is going public…
16 May 2013
Conflicting rules on to whether, and to what extent, copyrighted materials can be parodied in Europe and North America mean…
16 May 2013
The private equity secondary market is showing no signs of slowing down. On May 15, British consumer debt company Cabot Credit…
16 May 2013
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP has raised gross proceeds of $341 million as a result of a bought deal offering of limited partnership…
15 May 2013
In the recent decision of In re Plains Exploration & Production Company, Vice Chancellor John Noble ruled that directors…
15 May 2013
Adding a spark of life to an otherwise moribund UK takeover market, FS Africa Ltd, a bid vehicle for Swiss investors…
15 May 2013
Coty Inc, a luxury fragrance and cosmetics manufacturer, filed an amended registration statement on May 14 in connection with its initial public…
15 May 2013
Elliott Management Corp attempts to end the proxy battle it has waged against Hess Corp with a new proposal for a jointly run board…
14 May 2013
As regulators from an array of industries have placed the burden on corporate directors and officers to maintain effective identity theft...
14 May 2013
Master limited partnerships (MLPs) are giving the IPO market a boost, with QEP Midstream Partners LP joining the growing list...
13 May 2013
This article considers some areas of convergence and discrepancy in the approach of the U.S., the European Union and the UK towards the regulation of…
13 May 2013
Activist investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc, two of Dell Inc’s largest shareholders, have teamed up to…
10 May 2013
A fertilizer manufacturer and distributor disclosed potential claims against it in connection with the fire and explosion…
10 May 2013
After filing for bankruptcy in January 2012, the Eastman Kodak Company recently announced a deal that will take it one step closer to recovering from…
10 May 2013
Deckers Outdoor Corp, the manufacturer of UGG and Teva, among other footwear brands, supplemented its proxy statement on May 7...
10 May 2013
This week’s significant events in M&A, corporate governance, litigation, regulation and corporate finance…
10 May 2013
On May 2, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules and interpretive guidance regarding the application of the U.S. regulatory regime…
10 May 2013
Canadian base metals miner Capstone Mining Corp has agreed to acquire the Pinto Valley copper mining operation in Arizona and…
9 May 2013
In the private equity industry, investments typically pay off in one of three ways: an initial public offering, a merger or acquisition…
9 May 2013
IBM Corp filed a final prospectus with the SEC related to its $2.25 billion debt offering on May 6…
9 May 2013
A private equity consortium led by Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital will take BMC Software Inc private in a transaction valued at approximately…
9 May 2013
On May 7, Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc filed a registration statement setting the pricing terms for its $100 million…
8 May 2013
ETFS Foreign Exchange Ltd, a Jersey incorporated exchange traded fund, has issued final terms for derivative securities that offer investors…
8 May 2013
A joint annual report by the FTC and DOJ provides evidence of increased enforcement efforts to prevent would-be anticompetitive business combinations…
8 May 2013
BRP Inc, the maker of snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles and watercraft, has filed an amended and restated preliminary prospectus…
8 May 2013
It appears that JPMorgan Chase & Co CEO Jamie Dimon and the company’s board should prepare for a challenging annual meeting on May 21...
8 May 2013
International oil companies have been tapping global debt markets to pay their cross-border acquisition bills, as low U.S. interest rates…
7 May 2013
Developing a thorough and sustainable CEO succession plan is one of the most vital functions a board of directors can perform...
6 May 2013
Claire’s Stores Inc, a retailer of jewelry and accessories for young women, filed an initial registration statement to begin an initial public offering…
6 May 2013
Clearwire Corp is facing strong shareholder resistance to its proposed merger with Sprint Nextel Corp. On May 3...
6 May 2013
Every jurisdiction, including those in Asia, involved in over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trades may benefit from the lessons that U.S. market practitioners have...
6 May 2013
The “meat and potatoes” of a Canadian issuer’s annual meeting of shareholders comprises three elements – the consideration of the issuer’s…
3 May 2013
In another example of shareholder lawsuits against M&A transactions, an OfficeMax Inc shareholder has filed a class action lawsuit to block…
3 May 2013
A majority of shareholders at Patriot Scientific Corp’s April 30 annual meeting withheld their votes from all three directors...
3 May 2013
In an ongoing proxy battle for control of the board of Vivus Inc, First Manhattan Co indicated in a May 1 press release that...
3 May 2013
As shareholder groups seek to influence corporate governance practices, derivative litigation settlements appear to be an effective means of achieving…
3 May 2013
This week’s significant events in M&A, corporate governance, litigation, regulation and corporate finance…
3 May 2013
Swiss food company Nestle SA is feasting on European debt markets with a €500 million ($650.1 million) seven-year bond paying just 1.250 percent in interest…
2 May 2013
A public company has included the effects of the Boston Marathon bombings in a disclosure…
2 May 2013
Kulczyk Oil Ventures, a Canadian company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, has agreed to acquire Winstar Resources in a deal that…
2 May 2013
Bayer Healthcare LLC, will expand its portfolio of women’s contraceptive products with tender offer and acquisition of Conceptus, Inc, manufacturer of Essure…
2 May 2013
Companies’ disclosures evidence a concern over an increasing risk that individuals will likely bring “qui tam,” or whistleblower lawsuits…
2 May 2013
Private equity firms are actively seeking to acquire target companies in industries experiencing rapid growth…
1 May 2013
Apple Inc completed a $17 billion bond offering on April 30, the largest corporate bond offering on record...
1 May 2013
Small banks are feeling the weight of a new wave of regulations intended to rein in their so-called “too big to fail” counterparts…
1 May 2013
Private equity firm Birch Hill Equity Partners has agreed to acquire Softchoice Corporation in a deal that values the…
1 May 2013
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is conducting a criminal investigation into embattled FTSE 100 miner Eurasian Natural Resources Corp…