Krishna Veeraraghavan

Sep 19, 2024 | lexology.com | Jonathan H. Ashtor |Andre Bouchard |André Bouchard |Geoffrey R. Chepiga |Benjamin Goodchild |Laura C. Turano | +2 more

arties negotiating and drafting contingent value right (“CVR”) provisions in acquisition agreements. In Shareholder Representatives LLC v.

Sep 19, 2024 | today.westlaw.com | Benjamin Goodchild |Geoffrey R. Chepiga |Krishna Veeraraghavan |Jonathan H. Ashtor

(October 14, 2024) - Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP attorneys Benjamin Goodchild, Geoffrey Chepiga, Krishna Veeraraghavan and Jonathan Ashtor discuss a decision that found a pharmaceutical company's buyer liable for failing to use commercially reasonable efforts when it stopped development of a drug. In a recent post-trial opinion, the Court of Chancery provides helpful guidance to parties negotiating and drafting contingent value right ("CVR") provisions in acquisition agreements.

Feb 26, 2024 | lexology.com | Jarryd E. Anderson |Scott A. Barshay |Jessica Carey |Brad S. Karp |Robert Kindler |Anastasia V. Peterson | +3 more

I. Executive SummaryOn January 29, 2024, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (the “NPR”)[1] to update its current rules for business combinations involving national banks and federal savings associations, including a policy statement that describes the standards for the OCC’s review of business combinations under the Bank Merger Act (“BMA”) (the “Policy Statement”).

Feb 15, 2024 | lexology.com | Matthew Abbott |Angelo Bonvino |Robert Kindler |Jeffrey D. Marell |Kyle Seifried |Laura C. Turano | +2 more

U.S. M&A activity was off to a strong start in January, but global activity was generally down. U.S. total deal value and the number of U.S. deals were up 23% and 54%, respectively, over December, while global total deal value and the number of global deals fell 27% and 3%, respectively. Notably, backing the United States out of global numbers, total deal value fell 60% in the rest of the world, and the number of deals fell 17% compared to December. » view the report

Jan 16, 2024 | lexology.com | Matthew Abbott |Angelo Bonvino |Robert Kindler |Jeffrey D. Marell |Kyle Seifried |Laura C. Turano | +2 more

To view this article you need a PDF viewer such as Adobe Reader. If you can't read this PDF, you can view its text here. Go back to the PDF. USAJanuary 16 2024The M&A market was markedly slower in 2023. U.S. and global total deal value fell 11% and 18%, respectively, compared to 2022, and 49% and 48%, respectively, compared to 2021. While 2021 was a record year for M&A, the drop in 2023 activity was still stark.