M&A Watch: Seeking Your True Purpose? Delaware Offers Guidance On Section 220 Requests

Following Corwin v. KKR Financial Holdings and other Delaware cases that have reinforced the standards that stockholder suits must meet to survive dismissal, would-be litigants have increasingly invoked Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporate Law (“Section 220”) to try to obtain corporate books and records in order to use those materials to bolster claims in subsequent litigation. In Donnelly v. Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., C.A. No. 2018-0892-SG (Del. Ch. Oct. 24, 2019), the Delaware Court of Chancery […]

By | December 3rd, 2019 ||

NYSE Proposes Allowing Companies To Raise Capital In Direct Listings

On November 26, 2019, the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a proposed rule change that would allow companies to simultaneously go public through a direct listing and raise cash from public market investors as an alternative to a traditional initial public offering. The proposed change would allow a company that has not previously had its shares registered under the Securities Act to list its shares on […]

By | December 1st, 2019 ||

Valuing Your Business

Retirement. Loan applications. Shareholder buyouts. Divorce. Understanding what improvements drive the most value. There are many reasons to value your business. But, manufacturers cannot necessarily find the answer on the face of their balance sheet — or rely on industry rules of thumb. Instead, you will need to hire a business valuation professional to get a reliable estimate.
Valuators bring value
If you Google “valuation rules of thumb for manufacturers,” a wide range of results will […]

By | December 1st, 2019 ||