The Delaware Court of Chancery holds that the buyer of the medical device used “good faith” and “commercially best efforts” to commercialize the sellers’ medical device. M&A Stories September 29, 2022 Introduction In a recent case, the Delaware Court of…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
DELAWARE COURT RULES AGAINST MEDICAL DEVICE SELLERS’ EARNOUT CLAIM
Posted in problems with earnouts Tagged with: Commercialization efforts, Commercially best efforts, Contingent payment structure, Delaware Court of Chancery, Discontinuation of development, Earn-out payments, Earnout claim, Good faith, Legal dispute, M&A legal, Medical device sellers, Milestone payments, Patient safety concerns, Product development challenges, Verdict
UNSECURED CREDITORS DISPUTE $36 MILLION SALE OF DISTRESSED SNACK MAKER BEFORE BANKRUPTCY
The seller’s unpaid creditors contend that other potential strategic partners were willing to pay between $42 million and $51 million for the seller. M&A Stories September 26, 2022 Introduction Selling a financially distressed business involves unique risks for both the…
Posted in problems with creditors of distressed business Tagged with: $36 million sale, bankruptcy, bankruptcy sale, Breach of fiduciary duty, Corporate governance, Dispute, Distressed snack maker, Financial difficulties, Lawsuit, M&A legal, Piercing the corporate veil, Private equity firm, Section 363 sale, successor liability, Unsecured creditors
DISPUTE ARISES BETWEEN BUYER AND SELLER OVER NET SALES IN $1.7 MILLION EARNOUT CASE
Buyer claims that earnout is based upon the post-closing net sales of seller’s small box chassis products. The seller claims that earnout includes net sales of small box chassis products acquired by buyer from other sellers. M&A Stories September 20,…
SELLERS OF MEDICAL DEVICE COMPANY FAIL TO RECEIVE EARNOUT CLAIM DUE TO BUYER’S COMMERCIAL EFFORTS
An Indiana federal court concludes that sellers’ allegations of twenty-one buyer post-closing actions and inactions did not diverge “from the level of efforts, expertise, and resources applied by” the buyer “in the ordinary and usual course of its business.” M&A…
Posted in problems with earnouts Tagged with: Buyer obligations in M&A deals, Buyer's commitment in acquisition, Commercial efforts in M&A, Discretion in commercialization, Earnout disputes, Earnout payments in M&A, Integration clause in purchase agreements, M&A litigation, Medical device acquisition, Post-closing actions in M&A
BUYER CAN’T SEEK DAMAGES FOR HOSPITAL CONDITION DUE TO “AS IS” PURCHASE
A Pennsylvania federal court holds that a “hospital cannot be sold ‘as is’ while simultaneously representing compliance with the rules, regulations, or requirements that govern the hospital’s physical condition. M&A Stories September 14, 2022 Introduction Purchasing a business “as is”…
NO OBLIGATION TO PROMOTE SELLER’S TOOLS IN EARNOUT DISPUTE, HOUSTON COURT RULES
Houston federal court holds that under Texas law, the buyer had no implied obligation of good faith and fair dealing to seller’s owner to use best efforts to commercialize drilling tool line the buyer purchased from the seller. M&A Stories…
Posted in problems with earnouts Tagged with: Commercializing purchased assets, Drilling tool industry, Earnout disputes, Good faith and fair dealing, Implied obligations, M&A litigation, Negotiating earnout provisions, Purchase price considerations, Seller-buyer agreements, Texas law and commercial transactions
BUYER OF RESTAURANT ASSETS FACES LAWSUIT OVER EMPLOYEE WAGE AND HOUR CLAIMS
Federal court dismissed claims of former seller employees against buyer of restaurant assets because employees did not allege in their complaint that buyer had been aware of wage and hour problems at the restaurant or the inability of the seller…
Posted in problems with seller's employees Tagged with: asset purchase agreement, Buyer of restaurant assets, due diligence, Employee wage and hour claims, Escrow or holdback mechanisms, Federal court ruling, Inc. (case reference), Lawsuit, Liability assumption, M&A legal blog, Vazquez v. Molto Bene Bellmore
BUYER LOSES PURCHASED MEDICAL INSURANCE RECEIVABLES IN PHYSICIAN PRACTICE ACQUISITION
The court held that the seller creditor could garnish the receivables because the buyer’s ownership of them would not vest until the buyer had received its license from the state of Florida M&A Stories September 2, 2022 Introduction When acquiring…
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