A recent Supreme Court ruling regarding sales taxes and new tariffs on Chinese imports instituted by the Trump administration will impact many retailers, which could in turn have an effect on M&A activity in the retail industry.
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Shareholder Activism at Retailers in 2018
Once the sole province of hedge funds and special interest groups, many mainstream institutional investors have now also embraced a more activist perspective with regard to their portfolio companies. Activist interest in prominent retailers show that the retail sector is not immune. …
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Hunton Publishes Retail Year in Review
On January 18, 2018, Hunton’s retail industry lawyers released their annual Retail Year in Review publication. Continue reading for access to the entire publication. …
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FTC Allows Amazon/Whole Foods Deal to Go Through, but Not Everyone Agrees
As consumers celebrated lower avocado prices at Whole Foods during the last week in August, the FTC faced controversy for its decision not to challenge the Amazon/Whole Foods merger. …
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Privacy and Data Security Risks in M&A Transactions: Video Series
In a video roundtable series, Hunton & Williams LLP partners Lisa J. Sotto and Steven M. Haas and special counsel Allen C. Goolsby, along with Stroz Friedberg’s co-president Eric M. Friedberg and Lee Pacchia of Mimesis Law, discuss the special consideration that should be given to privacy and cybersecurity risks in corporate transactions. This blog post contains links to the first two segments of the videos. …
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What Once Was Old Is New Again: QVC and HSN Announce Merger Plans 25 Years After Last Attempt
Liberty Interactive Corporation, owner of the QVC network, has announced plans to acquire HSN in a 2.1 billion dollar deal. Liberty Interactive currently owns 38.2 percent of HSN, and hopes to acquire the remaining 61.8 percent in an all-stock transaction. …
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DOJ Completes Review of Danone/WhiteWave Merger, Requires Divestitures
On April 3, 2017, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it completed its review of Danone S.A.’s acquisition of The WhiteWave Foods Company Inc. In order to allow the 12.5 billion dollar acquisition to proceed, the Antitrust Division is requiring Danone to divest the Stonyfield Farms business to an independent buyer approved by the U.S. government.
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Recent SEC Enforcement Actions Target Inadequate Disclosure in M&A Transactions and Shareholder Activist Campaigns
Since the beginning of 2017, the SEC has announced three enforcement actions charging companies, activist hedge funds and related individuals with violating the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Read the full alert. …
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Managing Privacy and Data Security Risks in M&A Transactions
On April 5, 2017, Hunton & Williams LLP and Stroz Friedberg will host a webinar on managing privacy and data security risks before, during and after an M&A transaction. This blog post provides a link to register for the event. …
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Hunton & Williams Launches M&A Privacy and Security Initiative
Hunton & Williams LLP announces the formation of a cross-disciplinary legal team dedicated to guiding companies through the minefield of regulatory and cyber-related risks associated with high-stakes corporate mergers and acquisitions. …
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