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inside 4 Deal notes Novartis’ bid for Alcon raises the issue of disparate treatment of minority shareholders under Swiss law; LVMH stealthily builds a 17% stake in Hermès; the implications of CEOs selling stock after announcing an acquisition 6 The top 10 deals: Nov. 1-21 Caterpillar’s $8.6 billion agreement to buy Bucyrus is the largest U.S. deal since April 8 Keeping Delaware dominant Litigation A recent paper documents Delaware’s loss of litigation market share and considers the trend’s implications as well as possible responses
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9 A personal basis for judging independence Delaware Leo Strine discusses the relationship between a judge’s experience and how he shapes the law in a case involving Barnes & Noble 10 The proxy access battle moves to the academy Corporate governance Kahan, Rock and Subramanian mix it up on proxy access
orporate Control Alert is specifically targeted to deliver premier content for those looking to evaluate deals, strategies and due diligence procedures. Publishing 10 times per year, our audience looks to this sourcebook for information covering the current legal and regulatory developments affecting the M&A landscape.
11 Turning to tender offers Private equity Burger King and Gymboree take advantage of several recent developments to effect LBOs via a tender offer rather than a long-form merger 12 The bubble of economic belief The bookshelf Michael Hirsh ponders economists’ failure to question the optimistic orthodoxy that crashed along with Lehman two years ago
Helped by a rising sTock markeT and revived crediT markeTs, M&a picked up as 2009 went along, and lawyers see tHe momenTum conTinuing into tHis year
14 A lament for the Wall Street that was The bookshelf Felix Rohatyn’s new autobiography is sprinkled with anecdotes and warnings but fails to suggest where we go from here 16 Hands down, the Wormsley turns Private equity Citigroup and its banker skate, leaving Terra Firma with EMI. The bigger question of a case that put auction maneuvering on trial: Is anyone really innocent? 19 The lineup Deals from Sept. 16 to Oct. 31 involving target companies worth at least $100 million from The Deal Pipeline
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