Christopher N Kelly

Christopher N Kelly

October 18, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Lessons From the 'Mindbody' and 'Columbia Pipeline' Decisions 

In two recent post-trial decisions, the Delaware Court of Chancery found that officers of a target company had breached their fiduciary duties in connection with a sale process by acting for personal gain, rather than to maximize stockholder value, that the target boards did not sufficiently manage the officers' conflicts of interest that infected the sale process, and that the acquirors were liable for aiding and abetting certain of the sell-side fiduciary breaches.

By Christopher N. Kelly and Justin T. Hymes

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