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Del. Supreme Ct. Arguments Go Over Operative Reality, Expert Credibility, and Standard of Review

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Some key questions asked and argued were: Of relevance to private company investors: what is the standard of review appropriate when there is no market evidence for an appraisal fight, and the Court is forced to decide between a ‘battle of the experts’? You can view arguments of the Delaware Supreme Court here.

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SWS Group: The Breakdown

Appraisal Rights

Further to our prior post about Delaware’s two new appraisal decisions, SWS Group was a small, struggling bank holding company that merged on January 1, 2015 into one of its own substantial creditors, Hilltop Holdings. Stockholders of SWS received a mix of cash and Hilltop stock worth $6.92 at closing. below the merger price.

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