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A Delaware Limited Liability Partnership Published: 2017-04-06 17:36:50In 2014, Parent proposed that the MLP repurchase the Pipeline Interest, for $1 billion. A "special committee" of the GP, relying on an independent banker's fairness opinion, ...
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(CC Nov-Dec 2011) Published: 2025-01-19 12:04:16... Unfortunately, the combination of these statements does not indicate the specific tax matter(s) on which counsel is opining. Instead, it results in an opinion on the "fairness" or ...
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NYSE Considers Dumping Treasury Stock Exception : TheCorporateCounsel... Published: 2025-07-31 19:24:48NASD initially solicited comments on whether to propose new rules regarding fairness opinions, is first seeking comment from listed companies and their stockholders on the topic. ...
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Backdating: Delaware Court Orders Production of All Special Committee... Published: 2007-12-05 06:48:02... - Fairness Opinions: Their Uses and Abuses - How should (and do) boards use fairness opinions? - What are the implications of recent case law developments regarding investment ...
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The SEC's Last Minute Climate Change Guidance: Donde Esta? :... Published: 2010-02-02 08:28:23The Latest on Fairness Opinions Tune in tomorrow for the DealLawyers.com webcast - "The Latest on Fairness Opinions" - to hear Kevin Miller of Alston & Bird, Steve Kotran of ...
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Rule 425 and merger communications: Q & A/ Discussion Forum Published: 2009-07-24 08:27:22In fact, the investment banker for the acquiror was authorized only to assist with negotiation and issuing a fairness opinion, which was done before the communication was sent. And ...
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Opinion, Report or Appraisal: Q & A/ Discussion Forum Published: 2014-12-06 06:35:44The report is purely historical and does not speak to fairness, or provide an appraisal or valuation or opinion anything of that sort. It was simply financial due diligence, ...
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TheCorporateCounsel.net Published: 2025-01-19 12:03:48ABA Spring Meeting - Notes from NASD Corporate Financing Rules Subcommittee April 2, 2005 Fairness Opinions IPO Proposals Additional Amendments Rule 2710 Calculation of the ...
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1934 Act Reporting Relief for Small Issuers (CC July-Aug 95) Published: 2025-01-19 12:04:04And, the solution of an issuer tender offer invokes the Section 13(e) going private rules, with the attendant problems and expenses (possibly including a fairness opinion). Readers ...
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Section 16 Practice Alert(s) (CC Mar-April 2003) Published: 2025-01-19 12:04:10... Going Private Practice Tip When the fee paid for an investment banker's fairness opinion (e.g., in going private transactions, which are not uncommon these days) is contingent on ...
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California Proposes Shareholder Access Legislation : TheCorporateCouns... Published: 2004-02-24 07:45:51... Fairness Opinions from I-Banker's Perspective On TheCorporateCounsel.net, I have posted my interview with Joel Johnson on Fairness Opinions. Joel is President of Orchard Partners ...
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Disclosure Requirements under Schedule 14: Q & A/ Discussion... Published: 2022-07-20 09:47:15... Information about the price immediately prior to signing may also be contained elsewhere in the filing, such as in the description of the banker's fairness opinion or the board's ...
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Lawyers News, Publications, Events News Publications Events Published: 2015-05-08 14:49:49general partner in connection with a dropdown that was approved by a conflicts committee with the help of legal and financial advisors and after the receipt of a fairness opinion. ...
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Bringing in the Vote: The Need to Get Creative : TheCorporateCounsel... Published: 2010-02-24 08:06:51Speaking of getting creative, this is one of the more unusual promotions I've come across in a while, courtesy of Smith & Wollensky... The Latest on Fairness Opinions We have ...
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Hacking Nasdaq's Directors Desk: Big Trouble for Board Portals... Published: 2011-02-07 07:36:53... Webcast: "Recent Developments Regarding Fairness Opinions, Valuation Analyses and Related Topics" Tune in tomorrow for the DealLawyers.com webcast - "Recent Developments Regarding ...
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The NASD's Review of Underwriting Compensation (CC July-Aug 93... Published: 2025-01-19 12:04:02... of an underwriter, or the issuer is an NASD member), Schedule E of the NASD's By-laws requires an opinion of a "qualified independent underwriter" akin to a fairness opinion. ...
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E-Minders July 2006 Published: 2025-01-19 12:03:29... rules could be handled in a global exemptive order. 3. NASD proposed fairness opinion disclosure and policy/procedure rules: the staff of the office of mergers and ...
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Coke Settles Disclosure Action with SEC's Enforcement Division... Published: 2005-04-19 06:44:24How should you deal with insolvent or unsophisticated clients, or unorthodox arrangements? * What is required disclosure in SEC filings regarding fairness opinions, including ...
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Mind the Gap! California's Investment Adviser Registration Proposal... Published: 2007-10-17 06:43:20... As noted in Amendment No. 4, Rule 2290 addresses disclosures and procedures in connection with the issuance of fairness opinions by a broker/dealer firm. In that amendment, FINRA ...
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SEC's Proposed New Rules for SPACs: A Lot of Change Coming Advisory Published: 2022-04-22 08:45:13the de-SPAC transaction, and (2) adding additional disclosure requirements about fairness opinions regarding the transaction; and make the private company target be a co-registrant ...
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independent counsel for key committees: Q & A/ Discussion Forum Published: 2006-07-19 04:48:13... an investment banker from outside to advise the board and probably getting a fairness opinion, and you never want a board to make a decision in less than two hours and you ...
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The Upcoming Compensation Committee Report (CC Nov-Dec 2004) Published: 2025-01-19 12:04:11... As we pointed out, we don't want to push the auditor analogy too far, in that the compensation consultant is not in the position of rendering a fairness opinion, etc. (Focus on the ...
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Forward-Looking Statements: Lessons from Recent Case Law (CC... Published: 2025-01-19 12:04:19... representations made by the company in its merger proxy regarding those projections and the valuation figures used by its financial advisor in rendering its fairness opinion. ...
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Another Contender: State Street for Governance Poster Child of... Published: 2006-06-23 07:14:09... rules could be handled in a global exemptive order. 3. NASD proposed fairness opinion disclosure and policy/procedure rules: - the staff of the office of mergers and ...
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6th Floor Squabbles Continue at the SEC : TheCorporateCounsel... Published: 2005-05-05 06:02:10It was interesting to note this piece in the New York Times last Sunday that even challenged the "back-up" fairness opinions given by others because of ties they had to Goldman. ...
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PCAOB Proposes New Hierarchy of GAAP Auditing Standard and More... Published: 2007-04-04 05:07:36... Pure Resources, he also found that the latest management projections relied on by the Special Committee and their financial advisor in its fairness opinion needed to be disclosed. ...
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Background of the Merger: Q & A/ Discussion Forum Published: 2020-03-05 07:30:44... The Background sections tend to draw a lot of comments. 5. Reach out to the investment bankers and ask them to provide a draft description of their fairness opinion. They are ...
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March 1999 Supplement: 99 Supp: A. Securities Act Sections Published: 2025-01-19 12:04:46... and reorganizations often describe or include opinions from investment bankers on the financial fairness of the transaction to prospective purchasers in the transaction. ...
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Leal Update -- Delaware Court of Chancery Allowes deSPAC Litigation... Published: 2022-01-12 09:56:22Litigation to Proceed Applying "Entire Fairness" Standard On January 3, 2022, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued an opinion denying motions to dismiss in In re Multiplan Corp. ...
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Today's Shell Game (CC Jul-Aug 99) Published: 2025-01-19 12:04:07... The Michaels shareholders were entitled to statutory dissenters' rights under New York law. Interestingly, the proxy statement explains that no fairness opinion was obtained.] ...
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Now Publicly Available: SEC's Executive Compensation Comments... Published: 2008-01-14 05:29:55... Not surprising since it would be hard for an industry outsider to know... The Latest on Fairness Opinions We have posted the transcript from our recent DealLawyers.com webcast: ...
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directors selling to issuer under buyback program: Q & A/ Discussion... Published: 2021-03-24 04:47:23... company, although other actions (such as approval by independent directors, a fairness opinion, etc.) may also be used to attempt to insulate it from attack as either a breach ...
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121712 CS Ancestry Published: 2013-06-17 15:22:00... So I 5 think we can put that to the side. 6 I would like to focus on, at least to 7 begin with, on the fairness opinion. And one of the 8 reasons I want to focus on that is I think ...
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Stock Option Exchange Offers-Practice Tips (CC Jan-Feb 02) Published: 2025-01-19 12:04:09... With hard times comes corner cutting and, since most option-exchanging issuers are by definition in hard times, it seems that very few boards are obtaining "fairness" opinions from ...
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The Importance of Setting the Stage: Agendas & Board Materials... Published: 2025-01-19 12:04:19... Presentations summarizing the terms of those agreements and fairness opinion presentations by investment bankers are typical examples of these late-arriving materials. While this ...
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SEC's Filing Fee Lockbox Agent Changes - Effective Monday! :... Published: 2025-07-31 20:14:18... January-February Issue: Deal Lawyers Print Newsletter This January-February issue includes articles on: - Fairness Opinions after Revised NASD Rule 2290: Models & Analysis - ...
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Your Edgar Filing Was Hacked? 11 Things You Need to Do Now :... Published: 2017-10-04 18:22:38... but Rule 100(d) of Reg G provides an exemption from its requirements that applies to disclosures summarizing "the bases for and methods of arriving at" a fairness opinion. ...
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Controllers: Chancery Says Move to Nevada Doesn't Have to Trigger... Published: 2024-03-26 00:44:28be subject to entire fairness review: The defendants also seek to bolster their argument for interlocutory appeal by asserting that the Opinion "precludes any allegedly ...
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E-Minders February 2008 Published: 2025-01-19 12:03:29... issue of Deal Lawyers print newsletter includes articles such as "Fairness Opinions after Revised NASD Rule 2290: Models & Analysis;" "Navigating Loan-to-Own ...
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New York Washington, D.C. Los Angeles Palo Alto London... Published: 2022-04-01 16:29:08holders; although the proposed rules would not require a SPAC to obtain a fairness opinion from a financial advisor, a SPAC may seek a fairness opinion to substantiate its ...
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Apache Corporation v. NYCERS: Injunction Denied : TheCorporateCounsel... Published: 2025-07-31 20:23:09... How about the NYC building option and the Section 203 provision? - How valid are the attacks against the fairness opinions delivered in the deal? - Why was there a discussion of a ...
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Delaware Chancery Court Decision: Compensation Not Fair : TheCorporate... Published: 2025-07-31 19:20:17... The ICN opinion shows the significant risks that directors face when entire fairness is the standard of review. The opinion also shows the dangers of transactions that confer ...
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DELAWARE CORPORATE LITIGATION: A REVIEW OF 2012'S DEVELOPMENTS... Published: 2013-02-13 19:46:28"Entire Fairness": Controlling Stockholder Transactions and Special Committees ......7 Two Delaware Opinions Have Wide-Reaching ...
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E-Minders April 2007 Published: 2025-01-19 12:03:29... The ICN opinion shows the significant risks that directors face when entire fairness is the standard of review. The opinion also shows the dangers of transactions that confer ...
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Fairness Hearing under Section 3(a)(10): Q & A/ Discussion Forum Published: 2010-12-30 05:31:29... You might look at the information page for fairness hearings on the California website: http://www.corp.ca.gov/SRD/hearings/default.asp See also California Commissioner's Opinion ...
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Fake News: Phony BlackRock CEO Letter Hits the Street : TheCorporateCo... Published: 2019-01-17 08:20:52... Carve-Out Transactions - The Odd Couple: Indemnification and R&W Insurance - Fairness Opinions: How to Avoid Provider Conflicts - Standards of Review: When the Controlling ...
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Webcast - "Social Media: Parsing the Hypos" Published: 2013-05-08 00:00:00Merge" & Merger Announced Two Weeks Later Hypo #9: Financial Advisor Defends Fairness Opinion Criticism in a Tweet Hypo #10: CEO Tweets After Confidential IPO Submission Broc ...
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Microsoft Word - AltEnt011212pf.DOC Published: 2012-01-12 12:53:40A committee of independent directors of EPE Holdings, LLC, the general partner of Enterprise GP Holdings, approved the Sale after receiving a fairness opinion from Morgan Stanley & ...
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P. Going Private Rules and Schedule 13E-3: 2.Rule 13e-3 Published: 2025-01-19 12:04:44Telephone Interpretations Manual P. Going Private Rules and Schedule 13E-3 2. Rule 13e-3 Rule 13e-3 does not require an investment banker who renders a fairness opinion on a going ...
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Sidley Austin provides this information as a service to clients... Published: 2017-10-19 11:17:54by a company to its financial advisors to use in rendering a fairness opinion and then disclosed in summary form to stockholders in the related proxy or tender offer materials. ...
