As Taubman Centers [NYSE:TCO] prepares to square off with Simon Property Group [NYSE:SPG], the parties will have to contend with a Michigan court system that prizes settlements over forced performance, said three attorneys who practice in the state.   In early June, Indianapolis-based commercial property REIT Simon Property moved to terminate

Pharma groups are expected to hold off on blockbuster mergers in the second half of 2020 due to uncertainty over the US presidential election, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the valuation of potential targets, said sector advisors and industry experts. Instead, pharma companies will continue to pursue bolt-on acquisitions and partnership opportunities.    Merger

The German Economics ministry is likely to be taking a careful look at Thermo Fisher Scientific’s acquisition of Qiagen due to Qiagen’s involvement in COVID-19 testing, two sector competition lawyers said.   This is a “timely” deal in the context of the COVID-19 crisis, a source familiar with the situation commented. The pandemic has triggered

Although Healius’ [ASX:HLS] shares have risen 20.9% since announcing last month the AUD 500m sale of its medical centres unit to BGH Capital, the company is still trading at a discount to peers Sonic Healthcare [ASX:SHL] and Integral Diagnostics [ASX:IDX].    The sale of the medical centres business is designed to simplify Healius’ portfolio

Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission (TFTC) spent some time studying and evaluating what should be the relevant market for the business integration of Z Holdings [TYO:4689] and LINE Corporation [TYO:3938] before officially kicking off the review process in early July, a TFTC commissioner told Dealreporter.    LINE has a major share of the instant

Unilever’s legal restructuring could clear the way for a split of the company’s food-and-beverages unit, with reasons including the need for growth and the greater ease of large disposals under the new structure, a minority shareholder and a sector banker told this news service.   On 11 June, the Anglo-Dutch consumer giant said it would unify

As many Japanese companies have implemented a review process to find reasons why activist proposals received significant support from shareholders at annual general meetings (AGMs), corporate Japan has been witnessing a number of cases this year where activists had an impact on policy and have actually helped bring about change in companies' restructuring

The rate of success for German public company takeovers has declined in recent years, in part due to the market becoming a playground for activist and event-driven hedge funds, according to a banker and a lawyer specialising in the area. Germany’s takeover regime seeks to protect minority shareholders by requiring acquirers to compensate them above

Shareholders aggrieved by the perceived low-ball USD 56 per ADS (USD 8.4bn equity value) recommended take-private offer for Cayman registered 58.com [NYSE:WUBA] should concern themselves with the latest Cayman Grand Court fair value dissent developments.     Aside from pursuing fair value for their shares by dissenting the deal under Section 238

Sale to kick off later this year or early 2021 Asahi and Carlsberg eyed as logical CEE suitors Comparable deals at 10x-plus EV/EBITDA multiples   Brewery group Molson Coors has appointed Bank of America to conduct a strategic review of its businesses globally, with a disposal of its European operations heavily anticipated, according