High Court Finds Chancery’s Weighting of Values Unexplained and Inexplicable

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DFC Global Corp. v. Muirfield Value Partners, L.P. (II)
2017 Del. LEXIS 324
US
State Court
Delaware
Supreme Court
Kevin F. Dages (petitioners); Daniel Beaulne (company-respondent)
Strine

Summary

State Supreme Court declines to create presumption for appraisal actions that deal price is best indicator of value when merger was arm’s-length transaction, but court finds Chancery’s valuation approach lacked support in record and requires revaluation.

See Also

DFC Global Corp. v. Muirfield Value Partners, L.P. (II)

State Supreme Court declines to create presumption for appraisal actions that deal price is best indicator of value when merger was arm’s-length transaction, but court finds Chancery’s valuation approach lacked support in record and requires revaluation.

High Court Finds Chancery’s Weighting of Values Unexplained and Inexplicable

State Supreme Court declines to create presumption for appraisal actions that deal price is best indicator of value when merger was arm’s-length transaction, but court finds Chancery’s valuation approach lacked support in record and requires revaluation.