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In re MFW Shareholders Litigation

67 A.3d 496 (Del. Ch. 2013)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtDelaware Court of Chancery
Year2013
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Business judgment review applies to controller buyout transactions conditioned ab initio on both an independent special committee approval and a majority-of-minority stockholder vote.

Key Principle

dual protections for controller buyouts; ab initio conditioning on both special committee and majority-of-minority vote

Area of Law

corporate

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