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Parties to mergers, acquisitions and other corporate transactions have long relied on the Delaware courts’ predictable interpretation and enforcement of contracts as written. Recently, the Delaware Supreme Court (the “Court”) has signaled a potential change of course in its decision in Thompson Street Capital Partners IV, L.P. v. Sonova United States Hearing Instruments, LLC... READ MORE

Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) withdrew its complaint challenging the IQVIA and Propel Media merger after the parties announced their intent to abandon the deal. The decision comes after the FTC successfully secured a preliminary injunction in the District Court for the Southern District of New York (“the Court”) in January.... READ MORE

On January 10, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) (collectively, the “Federal Antitrust Enforcers”) proposed their first new vertical merger guidelines (the “Draft Vertical Merger Guidelines”) in 36 years. The Draft Vertical Merger Guidelines, which will supersede and replace the 1984 DOJ “Non-Horizontal Merger... READ MORE