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In Thio Keng Thay v Sandy Island Pte Ltd [2019] SGHC 175 the High Court of Singapore confirmed that an employer may recover damages for rectifying defects even when it has done so in breach of a contractual defects notification procedure. If the...By: White & Case LLP

We set out in the attached Newsletter a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place in the first half of 2019 and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these developments and gives...By: White & Case LLP

After the extension of the March 29 Brexit deadline to October, Western Europe's private equity market staged a frenzied comeback in Q2. Deal volume fell from 510 to 399 deals at the same time that value surged by 88% compared with Q1, to US$78.4...By: White & Case LLP

Many of the factors that have underpinned recent M&A activity remain in place, but concerns are mounting. Positive drivers of M&A, including the strength of the US economy, the availability of financing and the strategic imperative to consolidate or...By: White & Case LLP

On July 10, 2019, the Japan Fair Trade Commission ("JFTC")'s research center, Competition Policy Research Center ("CPRC") published a report ("Report") that organizes and analyzes antitrust law issues with respect to business alliances. The Report...By: White & Case LLP

Proposed revisions to current financial statement disclosure requirements for business acquisitions and dispositions would simplify compliance while ensuring investors get the information they need....By: White & Case LLP

The first half of 2019 saw several decisions from the Delaware courts that will affect M&A dealmaking - Aruba: Supreme Court awards "deal price less synergies" in closely watched appraisal case - Rejecting the Chancery Court's use of unaffected...By: White & Case LLP

After a standout 2018, real estate M&A has dropped significantly in the first half of 2019, but segments of the market such as logistics and hotels have remained attractive....By: White & Case LLP

In a recent case, the Federal Court of Australia confirmed that it will enforce a "no damage for delay" clause, including when delay occurs as a result of a variation under a contract....By: White & Case LLP

Concerns about the price of oil have left the industry reluctant to strike deals, bringing down volume and value in H1.  The oil & gas sector posted M&A transactions worth a total of US$103 billion during the first half of the year, down 9 percent...By: White & Case LLP