Shareholders’ rights may be at risk. What do you need to know? Shareholders in the San Diego area will be interested in a recent IPO filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. According to the filing, the Carlyle Group LP is requiring future shareholders to resolve claims through arbitration in the hopes of protecting itself […]
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Saturday, February 4, 2012. With the recent bankruptcy filing by American Airlines (AA), the airline industry is once again in a state of flux. In fact, with only five major air carriers remaining, AA’s financial difficulties have resulted in an opportunity for further mergers and acquisitions. Delta Air […]
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Thursday, January 12, 2012. In recent years, there has been an increase in the acquisition of pharmaceutical companies. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. has been one of the major players in this area of acquisitions as it has, in fact, entered into 18 such acquisition agreements since 2007. Now, Bristol-Myers […]
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Wednesday, December 7, 2011. San Diego’s Leap Wireless and cell phone giant Verizon have negotiated a plan to swap wireless spectrum, the air wave frequencies that carry wireless signals, in some U.S. markets. The carefully planned acquisition of what is clearly a very valuable type of asset is […]
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Wednesday, November 23, 2011. In a move that signals more hope for affordable renewable energy sources in the United States, a French semiconductor company that produces concentrating photovoltaic solar products has announced a joint venture with Reflexite Energy Solutions to make lenses for solar panels. Soitec, whose […]
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Thursday, November 17, 2011. Market saturation and recent profit margin-squeezing health care reform have made one sector of the health care industry a prime target for companies seeking acquisitions. San Diego mergers and acquisitions attorneys have noticed that large, managed health care companies are struggling to maintain their […]