In the context of a statutory appraisal judgment, the Delaware Court of Chancery recently adopted outsider reverse veil-piercing into Delaware law. Manichaean Cap., LLC v. Exela Techs., Inc., 2021
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Appraisal Actions
Delaware Supreme Court Overturns Chancery’s Aruba Appraisal Decision
On April 17, 2019, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a significant appraisal decision from the Delaware Court of Chancery in Verition Partners Master Fund, Ltd. v. Aruba Networks, Inc., No.
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No Damages Found in PLX Technology Stockholders Litigation Suit
In the recent decision of In re PLX Technology, Inc. S’holders Litig., Consl. C.A. No. 9880-VCL (Del. Ch. Oct. 16, 2018), the Delaware Court of Chancery found that shareholders…
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Chancery Admits Post-Closing Evidence in Appraisal Action
Often times in appraisal litigation, the Court of Chancery must make a determination as to whether admit evidence implicating events transpiring after the signing of the merger. This issue was…
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Chancery Departs from Merger Price in Appraisal Action, Finding Flaws with Sales Process
The highly publicized Dell and DFC Global appraisal opinions issued by the Delaware Supreme Court in 2017 inform that where a company is sold in a clean M&A auction process,…
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Chancery Denies Reargument of Aruba Appraisal Decision
On May 21, 2018, the Delaware Court of Chancery denied Petitioners’ motion for reargument in the Aruba Networks appraisal litigation, styled as Verition Partners Master Fund Ltd. v. Aruba Networks …
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Court of Chancery Appraises AOL at Below Merger Price
The recent decision of In re Appraisal of AOL Inc., C.A. No. 11204-VCG (Del. Ch. Feb. 23, 2018) constitutes yet another Delaware Court of Chancery appraisal decision in which…
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Dell Appraisal Decision Overturned – Deal Price Given Substantial Weight
In a long awaited and highly anticipated ruling, the Delaware Supreme Court overturned the Court of Chancery’s decision in the Dell appraisal action, Dell v. Magnetar Global Event Driven Master …
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DFC Global Appraisal – Delaware Supreme Court Remands Case
In the latest of a wave of appraisal opinions issued in Delaware, on August 1st, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed the highly-publicized DFC Global appraisal ruling, in DFC Global Corporation …
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Chancery Appraises Corporation Below Merger Price Due to Synergies
In a recent appraisal action before the Court of Chancery, In re Appraisal of SWS Group, Inc., C.A. No. 10554-VCG (Del. Ch. May 30, 2017), Vice Chancellor Glasscock found…
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