Iowa LLC BlogDelaware Chancery Court issues an important ruling on poison pills and hostile takeovers
 In a comprehensive, 153-page ruling, Chancellor Chandler provides a detailed overview of the responsibilities of a target board when faced with a structurally non-coercive, all-cash, fully financed hostile takeover. In his opinion in Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. v. Airgas, Inc. (Civil Action No. 5349-CC and Civil Action No. 5256-CC, February 15, 2011), Chandler almost begs the Delaware Supreme Court to overrule him. The full version of this article is available online at Ward on Iowa Limited Liability Company Law.
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Air Products and Chemicals Inc. v. Airgas Inc, corporate governance, Delaware Chancery Court ruling on hostile takeovers, Delaware Chancery Court ruling on poison pills, Unocal two-prong test
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