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Cleary Gottlieb – M&A-Telegram Germany Q2/2017
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The German M&A market holds its ground; despite falling transaction volumes, transaction values are on the rise. Q2/2017 sees Fresenius agree both the acquisition of U.S. competitor Akorn and that of Merck’s biosimilars business. John Deere acquires road construction equipment manufacturer Wirtgen. 1&1 Telecommunications and Drillisch are set to be brought under the umbrella of…
A Sleepy Topic: The Return of Appraisal Rights
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In one of its recent issues devoted to the 2017 Tulane Corporate Law Institute, The M&A Journal included an article titled “A Sleepy Topic: The Return of Appraisal Rights.”
The article was based on the slides prepared by the members of a Tulane panel on appraisal rights moderated by Cleary Gottlieb partner Victor Lewkow…
European Commission Fines Facebook €110 Million for Providing Misleading Information
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On May 18, 2017, the European Commission fined Facebook €110 million for providing incorrect or misleading information during its 2014 investigation of its acquisition of WhatsApp. The magnitude of the fine dwarfs the few penalties the Commission has imposed in the past for similar infractions and, as Commissioner Vestager made clear, “sends a clear…
Cleary Gottlieb – M&A-Telegram Germany
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The German M&A market has remained active in Q1/2017: General Motors agreed the sale of Opel to Peugeot, Henkel made another US acquisition with Darex, and Clayton Dubilier & Rice sold the industry packaging specialist Mauser on to BWAY. The merger between Linde and Praxair is imminent. The London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Börse merger,…
Tulane University Law School’s 29th Annual Corporate Law Institute
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March 30, 2017
Two Cleary Gottlieb senior M&A partners will be playing major roles at this year’s 29th Annual Tulane Corporate Law Institute, generally considered the leading M&A and Corporate Law conference in the country. Victor Lewkow, who was a Chair of the Tulane conference for four years, will be joining Delaware Chancellor Andre…
Key Takeaways: “M&A, Antitrust and The Board Room in 2017: Challenges and Conundrums for the West Coast”
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We were glad to see over 195 of you in San Francisco a month ago for the lively discussions on “M&A, Antitrust and The Board Room in 2017: Challenges and Conundrums for the West Coast” among senior personnel from in-house corporate development and legal teams, law firms, financial advisory and investment banking firms, proxy solicitors,…
Selected Issues for Boards of Directors in 2017
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By the end of 2016, the world was facing a considerably greater level of global uncertainty than it had experienced in recent years. It is clear that while some old challenges will continue, new challenges will also be brought into the boardroom in 2017. The trends discussed in each of the sections below will increasingly…
Another Banner Year for Mergers and Acquisitions in Germany
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Following the international record set in 2015, the M&A market in 2016 has proven to be robust. External influences such as the Brexit referendum in early summer and the U.S. presidential election in November did in fact have an impact, but the M&A market has held its own despite the apprehension on several fronts. In…
Cleary Gottlieb Elects 16 New Partners and Counsel
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP announced today that it has elected eight partners and eight counsel, effective January 1, 2017.
The elections will bring the firm’s total worldwide partners to 195 and counsel to 57.
“I am proud to introduce our new global partners and counsel,” said Mark Leddy, Cleary Gottlieb’s Managing Partner. “This…