Delaware Court of Chancery holds that the seller subsidiary, a party to a take-or-pay supply agreement with the target, is subject to the stock purchase agreement Delaware forum selection clause, even though it was not a party to the SPA.…
Delaware Court of Chancery holds that the seller subsidiary, a party to a take-or-pay supply agreement with the target, is subject to the stock purchase agreement Delaware forum selection clause, even though it was not a party to the SPA.…
Explore a recent case involving a stock acquisition where a federal court determines jurisdiction and resolves post-closing calculation disputes through arbitration. Learn how the court’s decision impacts M&A agreements. Case reference: FNB Corporation v. Mariner Royal Holdings, LLC. May 24,…
January 10, 2020 Introduction Acquisition documents often have a forum selection clause. And like any provision ambiguity can invite a dispute if litigation breaks out after the closing. The deal The seller was a manufacturing company located in Butler County,…
Explore the importance of forum selection clauses in M&A deals. Learn from the case of Robson v. Duckpond LTD. where a forum selection clause determined the location for resolving disputes over a buyer’s promissory note in a company acquisition. October…
Explore a recent case where a seller contested the enforceability of a Delaware forum selection clause in an asset purchase agreement (APA) and the subsequent ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in the realm of mergers and acquisitions…
Buyer is a group of related Maryland companies founded in 1976 and has its world headquarters in Taneytown, Maryland (an hour NW drive from Baltimore). Buyer provides service and makes products in the commercial HVAC, industrial process, power, and industrial…
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