Private Equity Sponsors and Interlocking Directorates: Potential Antitrust Pitfall for the Unwary

Topics:
Commercial Banking
Tags:
Antitrust,
Private Equity,
Pitfall,
Investment,
Financial Services,
Finance,
Director,
Corporate Law,
Corporate Governance,
Business Operations,
...
Source:
Weil, Gotshal & Manges

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Overview: A recent US lawsuit has ruled that a private equity firm cannot appoint directors to the boards of two competing portfolio companies even if those directors are different individuals. In this article, Debra Pearlstein and Jae Kim of Weil, Gotshal & Manges advice private equity firms on how to avoid the pitfalls of this legislation.

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Format: HTML | Date: Aug 2004 | Pages: 3

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