Dive into the legal battle between Carnival Cruise and a bankrupt software developer over the OceanMedallion™ guest engagement system. Discover how Carnival fought to protect its proprietary innovation and the outcome of this high-stakes showdown. M&A Stories September 8, 2023…
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How Carnival Cruise Protected Its Digital Treasure: The DXP Software Saga
Posted in Problems with intellectual property, Uncategorized Tagged with: Carnival Cruise, Cruise industry, Delaware bankruptcy, DXP software, Innovation protection, Intellectual property infringement, legal proceedings, M&A legal blog, OceanMedallion™, Proprietary information, Software architecture, Stalking Horse Bidder
STALKING HORSE BIDDER AWARDED $4.2 MILLION BREAKUP FEE AND REIMBURSEMENT AFTER SUCCESSFUL AUCTION
The asset purchase agreement provided for a breakup fee and expense reimbursement. However, the bankruptcy court did not approve the deal protection terms before the auction. Nevertheless, the court approved the breakup fee and expense reimbursement because it resulted in…
SELLER’S MISUSE OF BANKRUPTCY ALMOST JEOPARDIZED BUYER’S ACQUISITION OF FORKLIFT DEALER BUSINESS
Bankruptcy court finds that seller’s president and his lawyer exercised bad faith in trying to sell the business in bankruptcy when in fact seller was solvent and bankruptcy was not authorized by the board of directors. M&A Stories June 23,…
Posted in problem with seller co-owners Tagged with: asset purchase agreement, Bad Faith Practices, Bankruptcy Court Case, Bankruptcy Dismissal, Bankruptcy Misuse, Forklift Dealer Business, Lawyer Sanctions and Liability, M&A legal blog, Negotiating Fair Deals for all Seller Owners, Stalking Horse Bidder
Investment Banker’s Fee Approved in Chapter 11 Asset Sale Despite Challenges
Explore a recent case where an investment banker successfully secured their fee in a Chapter 11 asset sale, despite opposition from the trustee and creditors. Learn about the background, prepetition efforts, Chapter 11 petition, auction outcome, and the court’s decision…
Posted in approval of investment banking fee, bankruptcy sale, distressed business acquisitions, investment banker/business broker Tagged with: Auction outcome, Bankruptcy court, Bankruptcy Estate, Bankruptcy proceedings, Celebrity chef-owned restaurant, Chapter 11 asset sale, Court's Decision, Creditor opposition, Fee approval, Financial analysis, Imputed hourly rate, In re Garces Restaurant Group Inc, Investment banker fee, Legal Blog, M&A Case, Post-petition negotiations, Prepetition efforts, Similar cases, Stalking Horse Bidder, Trustee opposition
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