Mergers & Acquisitions Law

South Africa : How to Deter Investors – Massmart/Walmart – AllAfrica.com

Cynicism aside, the stakes for competition law couldn’t be higher. How the panel of three judges headed by Dennis Davis rules has implications not only for future mergers and acquisitions, but also for SA’s image as a destination for foreign … Continue reading

Nuisance Lawsuits Dog Tech Mergers – paidContent.org

(NSDQ: YHOO) announced today’s acquisition of ad firm interclick came … shareholders’ legal fees (in other words, pay the law firm hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars). The merger lawsuit phenomenon first came to public attention in January …

FTC Gives Go-Ahead To $725M Lab Testing Merger – site.law360.com

Law360, New York (November 01, 2011, 3:53 PM ET) — The Federal Trade Commission on Monday cleared the $725 million sale of a unit of U.S. diagnostics provider Caris Life Sciences to Japan-based laboratory testing company Miraca Holdings Inc. The … Continue reading

Olympus Committee To Probe Merger Fee Scandal – site.law360.com

Law360, New York (November 01, 2011, 12:22 PM ET) — Olympus Corp. on Tuesday appointed a third-party committee led by a former justice of Japan’s supreme court to investigate the scandal — and resultant stock plunge — over exorbitant advisory … Continue reading

Goodwin Procter Selected for 19 Top Tier National Practice Rankings in U.S. News/Best Lawyers “Best Law Firm” 2011 Survey – Boston Globe

Goodwin Procter LLP, a national Am Law 50 firm, has been recognized in 114 national … Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action – Defendants; Mergers & Acquisitions; Patent; Technology; and Venture Capital. The firm achieved top tier rankings …

Turkey: Termination Of Employment Contracts And Collective Dismissals As A Result Of Mergers In Turkey – Mondaq

While mergers and acquisitions have considerable advantages in terms of … of Cassation (“Supreme Court” or “Court”) regarding this matter. Article 18 of Labor Law No. 4857 states that the employer who terminates the employment contract of an employee …

A Merger Wave Hitting Health Care – Wall Street Journal

“We’re on the verge of a massive amount of M&A [mergers and acquisitions],” says Jim Lane … The biggest unknown for the industry is health-care reform. The law proposes that those without insurance will, by 2014, be covered by “health … Continue reading

APAC Customer Services Shareholders Approve Merger Agreement with Affiliates of One Equity Partners – Benzinga

Pursuant to the merger agreement, APAC’s shareholders (other than shareholders who have perfected their statutory rights of appraisal under Illinois law) will receive $ … the inability to complete the acquisition in a timely manner, if at …

Kendall Law Group Investigates NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. – Benzinga

Kendall Law Group, led by former federal judge Joe Kendall … The firm has been counsel in numerous merger and acquisition cases nationwide, including some of the largest transactions in the United States.

Kendall Law Group Investigates Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. – Benzinga

Kendall Law Group, led by former federal judge Joe Kendall … The firm has been counsel in numerous merger and acquisition cases nationwide, including some of the largest transactions in the United States.