• English v. Narang

    Publication Date: 2019-04-03
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Chancellor Bouchard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Blake A. Bennett, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; W. Scott Holleman and Garam Choe, Johnson Fistel, LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Elena C. Norman and Daniel M. Kirshenbaum, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Joshua Z. Rabinovitz, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL; Devora W. Allon, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: D68510

    Breach of fiduciary duty following tender offer merger transaction dismissed where plaintiffs failed to present facts supporting allegation that controlling stockholder had motivation to engineer sale for personal liquidity concerns or that the board intentionally depressed company projections in the tender offer recommendation statement.