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Jun 4, 2024 | businesslawtoday.org | Malcolm Deisz |Nastassia Merlino |Acquisitions Law |Myron Mallia-Dare

CURRENT MONTH (May 2024)States Seek to Tackle Antitrust Issues in the Healthcare IndustryBy Malcolm Deisz, University of St. Thomas – School of LawThe healthcare industry in the United States is growing rapidly. Forecasts show the industry is estimated to generate over $800 billion annually by 2027.[1] Given the substantial growth and increasing revenues, it’s unsurprising that businesses are increasingly seeking to invest.

Apr 1, 2024 | businesslawtoday.org | Nastassia Merlino |Acquisitions Law |Geoffrey B. Fehling |Olivia G. Bushman

CURRENT MONTH (March 2024)Del. Court of Chancery Dismisses $600 Million Shareholder Stock Offer Suit as Special Litigation Committee Met Its Burden of Independence and Reasonable Investigation By Nastassia Merlino, NYU School of LawControlling shareholders of Carvana Co., Ernest Garcia II and Ernest Garcia III, participated in a direct offering by Carvana Co. made in late March 2020 after which Ernest Garcia II sold over $1 billion of his shares.

Mar 1, 2024 | businesslawtoday.org | Yelena Dunaevsky |Nastassia Merlino |Malcolm Deisz |Acquisitions Law

CURRENT MONTH (February 2024)Bespeaks-Caution Doctrine Applied in Dismissed SPAC LawsuitBy Yelena Dunaevsky, Esq., SVP & Partner, Transactional Insurance On February 6, 2024, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a putative class action asserting claims under Sections 10(b) and 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act against Trident Acquisitions Corp., a SPAC, and certain of its directors and officers. The SPAC’s merger with Lottery.com, Inc.

Feb 2, 2024 | businesslawtoday.org | Malcolm Deisz |Nastassia Merlino |Acquisitions Law |James Hu

CURRENT MONTH (January 2024)Surge or Stagnation: Looking Ahead to 2024By Malcolm Deisz, University of St. Thomas – School of Law2023 was, by most accounts, a notably slow year for mergers & acquisitions. While the volume of deals has stayed consistent, the value of M&A-related transactions is down approximately 25 percent. With the total value of deals sitting at $2.7 billion heading into December, the year is poised to be the lowest in M&A transaction value since 2013.

Dec 13, 2023 | businesslawtoday.org | Acquisitions Law |Geoffrey B. Fehling |Nastassia Merlino |Malcolm Deisz

CURRENT MONTH (November 2023) Delaware Court of Chancery Addresses Claims of Breach of Contractual and Fiduciary Duties Following Alleged Diverting of New Deals Depriving Rollover Equity Holders of Their Economic Rights By Nastassia Merlino, NYU School of Law The Delaware Court of Chancery recently refused to dismiss a rollover equity seller’s claim for breach of contract on the basis that the defendant’s act of operating a competing business may have constituted a breach of the implied...