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TechCrunch Equity Podcast: 2017’s Top Tech Acquisitions and What’s in Store for 2018

Cooley M&A

The January 12, 2018, edition of TechCrunch’s weekly venture capital-focused podcast, Equity, looks back at the past year’s M&A transactions and evaluates what’s in store for 2018. Cooley partner and co-chair of the firm’s M&A practice, Jamie Leigh, discusses 2017’s market uncertainty while predicting a more competitive and bold M&A space in 2018.

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HBLR Publishes “High Cost of Fewer Appraisal Claims”

Appraisal Rights

The Harvard Business Law Review has published “The High Cost of Fewer Appraisal Claims in 2017: Premia Down, Agency Costs Up ” an article we’ve blogged about previously , including commentary from interested authors. The HBLR piece, by Matthew Schoenfeld, argues that weakened shareholder litigation reduces the acquisition premium in mergers. This is another contribution to the growing body of work connecting appraisal – and other litigation remedies – to protection of shareholder rights and va