Sat.Apr 15, 2017 - Fri.Apr 21, 2017

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Appraisal “Outs” in M&A Deals

Appraisal Rights

This Bloomberg BNA piece, “ Dealmakers Eye Safeguards Amid Rising Valuation Challenges ,” observes the spike in appraisal activity and queries whether M&A buyers are taking added steps to address appraisal risk.

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Understanding DTCC and Share Ownership – An ABA Business Law Program

Appraisal Rights

The ABA Business Law Section, Spring Meeting, shared this presentation, laying out some useful information regarding the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation. The material is of particular relevance to those interested in appraisal rights; the continuous holder requirement – which requires appraisal seekers to have continuously held their stock from the time of making their appraisal demand through the deal closing – requires a petitioner to overcome procedural hurdles in order to exercis

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Cayman Appraisal Rights in Focus

Appraisal Rights

Conyers Dill & Pearman, a firm with offices in, among other places, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, prepared this write-up on the use of appraisal rights in the Cayman Islands. Like Delaware, the Cayman Islands have seen an uptick in shareholders exercising their appraisal rights to seek fair value for their shares. A prior article by Conyers Dill provides extensive background on the availability of appraisal rights in the Cayman Islands; the firm has also written on the principles considere