Legal Updates: Mergers & Acquisitions

Legal Updates by JD Supra December 13, 2012 Mergers & Acquisitions   Follow popular law news & updates with JD Supra on LinkedIn Today Follow JD Supra »   "End of a trend"? Canada Approves CNOOC/Nexen and Petronas/Progress Acquisitions, but Revises Approach to SOE Investment Introduction & Background - On Friday, December 7, 2012, the Canadian government (the "Government") issued determinations under the Investment Canada Act...more by Heenan Blaikie LLP The Ethical Business Compact-A New Compliance Best Practice? Found on page 54 of the recently released Department of Justice (DOJ) Guidance on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is the following...more by Thomas Fox Poland in the Spotlight: Extensive Changes to Polish Competition Law Polish legislators have confirmed their commitment to change significantly the provisions of the Polish Competition Act. The proposed amendments will...more by McDermott Will & Emery Focus on Foreign Investment: Canada Gives Green Light to CNOOC and Petronas Deals, But Red Light to Future SOE Takeovers in Oil Sands On Friday, December 7th, the Canadian Government approved two controversial takeovers of Canadian companies under the Investment Canada Act, Canada's foreign...more by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP Doing More with Less in Your Compliance Program (Not the 2013 Astros) t was reported today that the Houston Astros pitchers and catchers report for Spring Training on February 11, 2013, with position players reporting on February...more by Thomas Fox Canadian Government Adjusts Rules for Foreign Investment On December 7, 2012, the Canadian Minister of Industry announced decisions under the Investment Canada Act (ICA) to allow acquisitions by two foreign...more by Bennett Jones LLP How to Create a Post-Acquisition FCPA Compliance Program Integration Plan Your company has just made its largest acquisition ever and your Chief Executive Officer (CEO) says that he wants you to have a compliance post-acquisition...more by Thomas Fox Parol Evidence Rule Barred Defendants' Interpretation Of Earn-Out Provision Premier, Inc. v. Peterson, 2012 NCBC 59, decided last Friday by Judge Murphy, turned on a strict application of the parol evidence rule. At issue was...more by Brooks Pierce A123's Latest Twist Into Business History: Wanxiang Buy Out, Minus Government Business There is another update in the story of the nanotech/cleantech company A123, which recently declared bankruptcy. According to the Washington Post this weekend,...more by Foley & Lardner LLP On Second Thought — The Ohio Supreme Court Reverses Course and Holds that a Merger Does Not Trigger the Beginning of a Noncompetition Period In October, the Ohio Supreme Court reconsidered and reversed, in part, its May 24, 2012, decision in Acordia of Ohio, L.L.C. v. Fishel, 2012-Ohio-2297 (Acordia...more by BakerHostetler China's Merger Control Regime China's Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) took effect on August 1, 2008. Since then, the Chinese regulatory authorities have issued a number of implementing regulations...more by Miller Canfield The FCPA Guidance and Declinations I have previously written about my belief that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) should go further in releasing information about Declinations to Prosecute...more by Thomas Fox How the Noir Novel Informs Your Compliance Program In the Work Matters column in the December 3 Issue of the Texas Lawyer, in an article entitled, “Ten Phrases Lawyers Hear That Portend Disaster”...more by Thomas Fox Insurance Checklist for Mergers & Acquisitions: What Every Executive Should Know Record levels of cash on company balance sheets, cheap financing, and the elimination of political uncertainty following the November presidential election...more by King & Spalding See more Mergers & Acquisitions articles » You’ve received this email because you opted to receive email updates from Legal Updates powered by JD Supra. 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