Section 641 in Action: Navigating the Early Stages of a Hostile Takeover

While schemes of arrangement remain the dominant structure used in public M&A transactions, there has been a resurgence of takeover bids in recent years. We expect to continue to see hostile takeovers in circumstances where bidders make ‘opportunistic’ offers in a lower priced market and misalignment between the bidder and target valuation expectations. Some would […]