Sentence examples for takeover litigation from inspiring English sources

Takeover litigation also is often designed to capitalize on the dynamics of acquisitions.

Roof, the school board member, voted against a lawsuit, saying that while she opposed the state takeover, litigation would be costly and time-consuming.

Takeover-related litigation is a specialized niche of the larger securities class-action bar, but like other shareholder actions it is largely financed by settlements.

In 2005, 38.7 percent of takeover deals experienced litigation, a figure that rose to 84.7 percent in 2010.

In 2010, almost 48 percent of litigation involving takeovers was in multiple forums — in other words, Delaware and another state.

Investors simply agree to disagree on the proposed purchase price and ask a court to assess the company's value.Nevertheless, because of procedural complexities, appraisal litigation in takeovers is not that common.

His areas of expertise include Wall Street, investment banking, finance, the oil industry, corporate takeovers, insider trading and litigation.

Companies involved in takeover fights have often used so-called hardball litigation to wear down the opposition with dubious claims.

Bank of America, for example, had intended its proposed $8.5 billion settlement in June with investors in Countrywide mortgage securities to resolve most litigation tied to its disastrous 2008 takeover of that home loan provider.

The K.K.R. decision is a huge boon to defendants in takeovers, encouraging them to disclose everything to avoid litigation.

After the Deepwater Horizon accident in April 2010, BP faced a liquidity squeeze, a huge cash drain from litigation payments and the threat of a takeover.