We’ve posted before that appraisal has multiple factors: appraisal can be a valuable tool for investors seeking additional returns; it can fit within a larger strategy around a merger; and appraisal itself can be a consideration for deal-professionals looking at
Corporate shareholders possess important inspection, or information rights, in most jurisdictions. In Delaware, inspection rights are codified under Section 220 of the DGCL. Inspection rights provides shareholders with a “proper purpose” the ability to review certain “books and records” of
Legal news site Law360 has set out its “cases to watch” in Delaware for 2020 [$$$], including the Jarden appraisal and a case where an appraisal action led to a legal malpractice claim. In the case of Jarden, which we’ve
Governor John Carney has nominated Prickett Jones & Elliot, P.A. partner Paul A. Fioravanti, Jr. to the Delaware Court of Chancery. The seat was left open by Justice Tamika Montgomery-Reeves’ nomination to the Delaware Supreme Court. At Prickett Jones, Fioravanti focused
The Brazilian government proposes strengthening protections for minority shareholders in the wake of corruption scandals, such as Petrobras. The new law would allow minority shareholders the right to seek judicial compensation in the event of misconduct by the company’s board.
Transamerica, a provider of numerous mutual funds as well as an insurance company, includes voting for appraisal rights in its proxy guidelines. Like other funds we have covered, Transamerica also states that it votes on mergers on a case
Stewart Investors, an asset manager focused on the equity of companies in emerging markets, has a policy to vote “for proposals to restore, or provide shareholders with, rights of appraisal.” Like with many other investors, Stewart also says that it
Law360 highlights several appraisal decisions in its list of the biggest Delaware cases of 2019. The article notes that among the 2019’s notable Supreme Court decisions was Aruba Verition Partners Master Fund Ltd. et al. v. Aruba Networks Inc., where the
The case Dieckman v. Regency GP LP, No. CV 11130-CB, 2019 WL 5576886 (Del. Ch. Oct. 29, 2019) does not concern appraisal rights – at least not directly. But the history of the merger in that case is a valuable
As we’ve covered before, numerous investment funds support appraisal rights by setting out that they will vote for proposals to restore or add appraisal rights if those proposals are placed on a proxy ballot. Hancock Horizon, a Louisiana based
