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Supreme Court Clarifies Revlon Requirements

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C & J Energy Services Inc. v. City of Miami General Employees' And Sanitation Employees' Retirement Trust, Nos. 655 /657, 2014 (December 19, 2014) In this important decision, the Delaware Supreme Court clarifies that: (1) Revlon does not require an auction before a company is sold, (2) a reasonable sale process is all that is required, not a perfect one, and (3) the standard to enjoin a merger is particularly high when a mandatory injunction is sought that affects third party rights. In a sense, this decision is a companion to the MFW decision that applied a business judgment standard of review to a merger approved by a fully informed and independent SLC and a majority of the disinterested stockholders. Delaware M&A law is rapidly evolving with these decisions. Share
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