Tag: International Developments
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Directors’ Right to Information
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Interpreting Reps and Warranties in M&A Deals
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Delaware Court on Going Private Transactions
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Miscellaneous
1. Exemption from Takeover Regulations for Gift of Shares to Family Trust SEBI has granted an exemption to an acquirer from making an open offer under the SEBI Takeover Regulations in the case involving Gujarat Organics Limited (the company). In that case, the promoter Mr. Ashwin S. Dani, owns 71.15% shares in the company, and…
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Shareholder Activism Enters the Boardroom
Over the last month or so, an interesting debate has surfaced that takes shareholder activism to the next level. As the Deal Professor column notes, two hedge funds have initiated proposals whereby they have promised to pay their nominees, if elected to the board of the investee company, director compensation linked to the profitability of…
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Competition Law Risks: Non-Compete Clauses in M&A Transactions – Part 2
[The following post is contributed by Soumya Hariharan, who is a Foreign Lawyer at Rodyk & Davidson LLP’s Corporate & Competition Law Practice in Singapore. Soumya obtained her BSL.LLB degree from ILS Law College and has an LL.M degree (Corporate & Financial Services Law) from the National University of Singapore. She can be reached at…
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Competition Law Risks: Non-Compete Clauses in M&A Transactions – Part 1
[The following post is contributed by Soumya Hariharan, who is a Foreign Lawyer in Rodyk & Davidson LLP’s Corporate and Competition Law Practice in Singapore. Soumya obtained her BSL.LL.B degree from ILS Law College and has an LL.M degree (Corporate & Financial Services Law) from the National University of Singapore. These views are personal. In…
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Good faith in Contract Law
It is widely assumed that English contract law does not recognise a general duty of good faith. Instead, the law has preferred an incremental, piecemeal approach of solving particular problems as and when they arise; rather than a general overriding notion of ‘good faith’. For instance, Bingham LJ said in Interfoto Picture Library Ltd v…
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Corporate Communication Through Social Media
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