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Protect Your Position – Bristol-Myers buys Inhibitex for $2.5 billion

17 January 2012 | Laura Mole

With the Patent Cliff looming and the lack of new drugs to fill the void keeping big Pharma bosses awake at night, we are seeing new strategies emerging in an attempt to off see the gloom and doom predictions...

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European Commission approves acquisition of McAfee by Intel

2 February 2011 | Simon Weinberg

The European Commission (EC) has given its conditional approval to the proposed acquisition of McAfee, the security technology company, by Intel. Intel is one of the big players in the worldwide computer...

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Government consults on draft Companies (Reporting Requirements in Mergers and Divisions) Regulations 2011

17 January 2011 | Richard Phillips

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has asked for comments on the draft Companies (Reporting Requirements in Mergers and Divisions) Regulations 2011. These Regulations will implement...

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Company directors to take note of D&O insurance policies

2 September 2010 | Emma Cameron

A Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance policy is designed to protect the directors and officers of a company from losses resulting from claims made against them in relation to the performance of...

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Takeover Panel publishes consultation paper

4 June 2010 | Emma Cameron | 1 comment

Following on from recent criticism of the takeover of Cadbury Plc by Kraft Foods, the Code Committee of the Takeover Panel (Committee) has published a consultation paper to discuss shortcomings in the...

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Kraft makes a meal of Cadbury takeover

28 May 2010 | Emma Cameron

Following Kraft Foods’ takeover of Cadbury Plc in February 2010, the US company has had its knuckles rapped by the Takeover Panel for its conduct during the offer stage of the deal. The issue in question...

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Court upholds “tail-gunner” clause

27 May 2010 | Emma Cameron | 1 comment

Background "Tail-gunner" clauses are often used by corporate finance advisers in their terms of engagement so that if a transaction completes within a certain period after the termination of their engagement,...

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Company law: where do the main political parties stand?

5 May 2010 | Richard Phillips

With the general election looming, this briefing looks at what the three main political parties have proposed for corporate governance, takeovers, small and medium-sized businesses, and regulation in their...

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Account of profits sometimes claimable as remedy for breach of confidentiality and sometimes not, depending on the nature of the duty – Vercoe v Rutland, High Court

25 March 2010 | Paul Gershlick

V&P had approached R about a possible acquisition of a company called H&T. V&P and R had entered into a confidentiality agreement about this. In breach of that agreement, R bought H&T without...

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Kraft/Cadbury deal prompts calls for reform of takeover laws

10 March 2010 | Emma Cameron | 1 comment

The hostile takeover of the British chocolate maker, Cadbury plc (Cadbury) by US company, Kraft Foods Inc (Kraft) has been widely publicised, especially the initial resistance by Cadbury’s shareholders...

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Latest news and views tagged Mergers and acquisitions

Protect Your Position – Bristol-Myers buys Inhibitex for $2.5 billion

European Commission approves acquisition of McAfee by Intel

Government consults on draft Companies (Reporting Requirements in Mergers and Divisions) Regulations 2011

Company directors to take note of D&O insurance policies

Takeover Panel publishes consultation paper

Kraft makes a meal of Cadbury takeover

Court upholds “tail-gunner” clause

Company law: where do the main political parties stand?

Account of profits sometimes claimable as remedy for breach of confidentiality and sometimes not, depending on the nature of the duty – Vercoe v Rutland, High Court

Kraft/Cadbury deal prompts calls for reform of takeover laws

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