COVERAGE
November 8, 2018
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Thomas Sauermilch, Ling Kong, Maureen O’Brien, Daniel Zucker, Daphne Trotter, Mark Collins, Jennifer Mikulina, Min Lee and Nicole Yoon advised a specialty chemicals company in the acquisition of a hydrogen peroxide and peracetic acid manufacturer.
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November 2018
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On Sept. 12, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged the principal of a hedge fund manager and the hedge fund manager itself with illegally profiting from a scheme to drive down the price of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Ligand”), generating approximately $1.3 million in illegal profits. The SEC’s complaint charges that the principal and the manager issued false information about Ligand after the principal took a short position in Ligand on behalf of another hedge fund that the manager advised and the principal partly owned. The regulatory action follows the Commission’s stated objective of protecting retail investors and is a continuation of a multi-year effort by the SEC to monitor hedge funds (and others) using social media to disseminate information about public companies. In this article, partners Craig Warkol, Marc Elovitz and former Schulte lawyer Brian Daly discuss the regulatory action and its key takeaways.
COVERAGE
November 2018
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Detailed report about the Karstadt / Kaufhof Deal.
COVERAGE
October 4, 2018
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Matthias Kampshoff, Jan Hückel, Jens Ortmanns, Gregor Lamla, Christian Krohs, Oliver Lieth and Kian Tauser advised an Australian firm on the sixth largest real estate M&A deal of the third quarter, worth approximately $2.7 billion.
COVERAGE
September 28, 2018
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Stephen Kranz,Alysse McLoughlinandDiann Smithwrote a letter to professor Daien Shanske stating that“state taxation of GILTI is contrary to the historic tax policy in almost all states and raises serious constitutional questions that would result in long-term litigation likely invalidating such taxation.”
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September 18, 2018
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Matthias Kampshoff, Jan Hückel, Jens Ortmanns, Gregor Lamla, Christian Krohs, Oliver Lieth and Kian Tauser advised a real estate group on a joint venture to merge Germany’s two leading department store chains.
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September 17, 2018
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Matthias Kampshoff, Jens Ortmanns, Jan Hückel, Oliver Lieth, Christian Krohs, Kian Tauser, Gregor Lamla, Ulrich Flege, Sebastian von Lossow, Oliver Hahnelt, Nadine Hartung, Marc Oberhardt, Jessica Hanke, Heiko Kermer, Claus Färber, Dick Okada, Catharina Dickhäuser, Philipp Kutscher, Björn Biehl, Patric Urbaneck, Ulrike Witt, Jan Baale, Pierre-André Brandt, Sakai Shabo, Anja Zelfel, Mirjam Büsch, Dustin Schwerdtfeger, Sebastian Keding, David Schäfer, Florian Schiefer, Carina Kant, Marianne Thurm and David Henry advised a real estate group on a complex joint venture to merge Germany’s two leading department store chains.
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September 11, 2018
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Matthias Kampshoff, Jens Ortmanns, Jan Hückel, Oliver Lieth, Christian Krohs, Kian Tauser, Gregor Lamla, Ulrich Flege, Sebastian von Lossow, Oliver Hahnelt, Nadine Hartung, Marc Oberhardt, Jessica Hanke, Heiko Kermer, Claus Färber, Dick Okada, Catharina Dickhäuser, Philipp Kutscher, Björn Biehl, Patric Urbaneck, Ulrike Witt, Jan Baale, Pierre-André Brandt, Sakai Shabo, Anja Zelfel, Mirjam Büsch, Dustin Schwerdtfeger, Sebastian Keding, David Schäfer, Florian Schiefer, Carina Kant, Marianne Thurm and David Henry advised a real estate group on the formation of a joint venture to merge Germany’s two leading department store chains. The deal includes a $1 billion international real estate transaction.
COVERAGE
September 7, 2018
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Representation on the board of directors of a public company has significant advantages for an investment firm looking to maximize, or just simply protect or recover, an investment. But, a huge compliance minefield awaits if not thought through beforehand. In this article, partner Ele Klein and special counsel Adriana Schwartz discuss the issues that come along with holding a seat on a public company board.
COVERAGE
August 24, 2018
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Jeffrey Holdvogt and Sarah Engle authored an On the Subject on an Internal Revenue Service private letter ruling that allows an employer to provide a tax-free student loan repayment option through a 401(k) contribution.
