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Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; 2025; Court Pdf

Abraham v. Estate of Wirtz (Del. Ch. 2025)

Short-form LLC merger (6 Del. C. Section 18-209(i)); appraisal rights perfection; quasi-appraisal remedy; merger notice disclosure adequacy

Case
David Abraham v. The Estate of W. Rockwell Wirtz, James English, Wirtz Corporation, Consolidated Enterprises, Inc., Forman Realty Company LLC, and American Mart Company LLC
Docket
C.A. No. 2023-0865-BWD
Source ID
b26e789a9d5aa0f29bd96c98e35ce412d318d04e546b1357b49365677fa86b45
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Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; 2015; Court Pdf

In re Appraisal of Dell Inc. (Del. Ch. 2015)

Appraisal rights; continuous holder requirement under 8 Del. C. Section 262; DTC-level administrative share transfers

Case
In re Appraisal of Dell Inc.
Docket
Consol. C.A. No. 9322-VCL
Source ID
9a44311695807b9face57847efce7af3e3d640be6656fe3c0d8614525599259b
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Supreme Court of the State of Delaware; 2017; Court Pdf

Dell, Inc. v. Magnetar (Del. 2017)

Appraisal rights; weight given to deal price and market-based indicators of fair value versus discounted cash flow analysis

Case
Dell, Inc. v. Magnetar Global Event Driven Master Fund Ltd., et al.
Docket
No. 565, 2016 (Consolidated C.A. No. 9322-VCL below)
Source ID
c145d8c463f19a25140bac41e89b5e86869af2b9d3cf52f49cb18999e55c89b8
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Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; 2023; Court Pdf

HBK v. Pivotal Software (Del. Ch. 2023)

Appraisal rights; VMware's acquisition of Pivotal Software at $15.00 per share; DCF and deal-price valuation methodologies

Case
HBK Master Fund L.P. and HBK Merger Strategies Master Fund L.P. v. Pivotal Software, Inc.
Docket
C.A. No. 2020-0165-KSJM
Source ID
cd2ead3fd904d216e4ce2cff9e90d842f60651930b39b2d7726c9469c793ef7a
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Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; 2014; Court Pdf

In re Rural Metro Corp. Stockholders Litigation (Del. Ch. 2014)

Revlon duties; financial-advisor conflicts; aiding and abetting; sale-process damages

Case
In re Rural Metro Corporation Stockholders Litigation
Docket
Consolidated C.A. No. 6350-VCL
Source ID
bbe6d58f7878a26572f57fc00f85018550382ab726112171cf09bece961d9e1e
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Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; 2015; Court Pdf

In re Dole Food Co. Stockholder Litigation (Del. Ch. 2015)

Controller transaction; fiduciary duties; stockholder litigation and appraisal settlement process

Case
In re Dole Food Co., Inc. Stockholder Litigation; In re Appraisal of Dole Food Company, Inc.
Docket
Consolidated C.A. Nos. 8703-VCL and 9079-VCL
Source ID
75d944b751918f80321f453bdac706bfda4bd398a59568fd3949e967e49e20e8
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Supreme Court of the State of Delaware; 2015; Court Pdf

Corwin v. KKR Financial Holdings (Del. 2015)

Fully informed, uncoerced stockholder vote; business-judgment review; merger litigation

Case
Corwin v. KKR Financial Holdings LLC
Docket
No. 629, 2014
Source ID
bc37b8acc22c2fb5fd6e7cecf617d1de3a552f4bcb503c786e6a435c3123ba61
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Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; 2015; Court Pdf

In re Zale Corp. Stockholders Litigation (Del. Ch. 2015)

Revlon duties; financial-advisor conflicts; merger disclosure; aiding and abetting

Case
In re Zale Corporation Stockholders Litigation
Docket
Consolidated C.A. No. 9388-VCP
Source ID
47d07e441786d131052260fc07c7a3a18eae60577c9f4ddd0026c26fcf513906
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Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; 2016; Court Pdf

In re Volcano Corp. Stockholder Litigation (Del. Ch. 2016)

Two-step merger; tender offer; stockholder cleansing; business-judgment review

Case
In re Volcano Corporation Stockholder Litigation
Docket
C.A. No. 10485-VCMR
Source ID
977cbbccb605de522fa6b30c8ab7a16d29cc8b90fcedbfca130b586326d396ac
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Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; 2017; Court Pdf

In re Appraisal of Solera Holdings (Del. Ch. 2017)

Appraisal rights; fair value; deal price; merger process

Case
In re Appraisal of Solera Holdings, Inc.
Docket
C.A. No. 12080-VCL
Source ID
0370062eb7fb6df91e17a73b94646b0402dc44ce8c7a68cbafec3a1cefd97b28
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Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; 2018; Court Pdf

Verition Partners v. Aruba Networks (Del. Ch. 2018)

Appraisal rights; fair value; unaffected market price; deal-price-less-synergies

Case
Verition Partners Master Fund Ltd. v. Aruba Networks, Inc.
Docket
C.A. No. 11448-VCL
Source ID
8a36729e4e30c1f9c330e5ce83f1bf725fceb592463f8667d367c0cb4d5e6e10
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Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; 2018; Court Pdf

In re Appraisal of AOL (Del. Ch. 2018)

Appraisal rights; fair value; discounted cash flow; deal price

Case
In re Appraisal of AOL Inc.
Docket
C.A. No. 11204-VCL
Source ID
f3d8c0f2e37374004bf9608fab506ab239e0a2f07a9ae780b7161b4ba3a8c823
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Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; 2018; Court Pdf

In re PLX Technology Stockholders Litigation (Del. Ch. 2018)

Fiduciary duties; activist involvement; aiding and abetting; merger-process damages

Case
In re PLX Technology Inc. Stockholders Litigation
Docket
Consolidated C.A. No. 9880-VCL
Source ID
769131f2f75a1cb1833d3c2bceeace42897bcfdb998cd62b60badf15d2cc6fc9
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Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; 2018; Court Pdf

Akorn, Inc. v. Fresenius Kabi AG (Del. Ch. 2018)

Merger agreement; material adverse effect; representations and warranties; termination rights

Case
Akorn, Inc. v. Fresenius Kabi AG
Docket
C.A. No. 2018-0300-JTL
Source ID
faa4106d58d8f83e941caabc3a010e03347d768fdeec9c1480f190109ff5a45c
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SEC EDGAR; 2022; Sec Html

Microsoft / Activision merger agreement (2022)

Merger agreement; closing conditions; regulatory approvals; termination rights

Company
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
Filing
8-K; 0001104659-22-005154
Exhibit
EX-2.1
Source ID
ad67feb8b15204ef6c21a24c569d01f237ca5e34ad4f53671fbb4b7f6db98981
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SEC EDGAR; 2022; Sec Html

Broadcom / VMware merger agreement (2022)

Merger agreement; regulatory approvals; covenants; termination rights

Company
VMware, Inc.
Filing
8-K; 0001193125-22-161016
Exhibit
EX-2.1
Source ID
1f1e14044a7c2c54d2f12869b567235f085da39897aed2bd288f5647d369ab42
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SEC EDGAR; 2022; Sec Html

Amgen / Horizon transaction agreement (2022)

Merger agreement; scheme implementation; closing conditions; regulatory approvals

Company
Horizon Therapeutics plc
Filing
8-K; 0001193125-22-302256
Exhibit
EX-2.1
Source ID
8beb8b7afb8ade1089c190a7958d18539868484dd5ce2864b83fc8394fda1f3c
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SEC EDGAR; 2023; Sec Html

Pfizer / Seagen merger agreement (2023)

Merger agreement; representations; covenants; closing conditions

Company
Seagen Inc.
Filing
8-K; 0001193125-23-068538
Exhibit
EX-2.1
Source ID
edbead91762a7480bd6bd9df49d011935a3d25e3d63616e9023ee75642a7248c
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SEC EDGAR; 2023; Sec Html

Cisco / Splunk merger agreement (2023)

Merger agreement; consideration; employee equity; termination rights

Company
Splunk Inc.
Filing
8-K; 0001193125-23-239165
Exhibit
EX-2.1
Source ID
c45ac1b0daf78b8313861c5095de8b9d171aad5e5bc9c2fd6b2b56251d1fadb0
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SEC EDGAR; 2023; Sec Html

Exxon / Pioneer merger agreement (2023)

Merger agreement; stock consideration; covenants; termination rights

Company
Pioneer Natural Resources Company
Filing
8-K; 0000950103-23-014885
Exhibit
EX-2.1
Source ID
dc5a07e86205accaa501d1c7fc5dd73bf70e020d5f5e394625f28a56431f9565
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