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A recent decision by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York highlights directors’ fiduciary duty to evaluate all aspects of multi-stage transactions,. ....
Friday, April 16, 2021 A recent decision by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York highlights directors’ fiduciary duty to evaluate all aspects of multi-stage transactions, including those portions to be effectuated post-closing by successor directors. In In re Nine West LBO Securities Litigation, the district court denied a motion to dismiss breach of fiduciary duty and aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty claims asserted against former directors of Jones Group, Inc. (“Jones Group”) by the bankruptcy litigation trustee of Nine West Holdings, Inc. (“Nine West”), the successor of Jones Group. The trustee’s claims were based on a 2014 multi-stage leveraged buyout of Jones Group by Sycamore Management, L.P. (“Sycamore”), which contemplated: (1) the merger of Jones Group with a Sycamore affiliate to form Nine West; (2) Sycamore’s contribution of $395 million to Nine West; (3) an increase in Nine West� ....
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Sellers Beware: Fiduciary Duty Risks to Directors Wednesday, March 17, 2021 A recent decision by a New York federal district court illustrates significant potential pitfalls for sellers in leveraged buyouts and similarly structured transactions. In particular, it highlights the potential risks under fiduciary duty theories to directors and private equity-appointed directors, even in multi-step transactions with customary disclaimers and exculpatory by-laws. In In re Nine West LBO Securities Litigation, Case No. 20-2941. 2020 WL 7090277 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 4, 2020), the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York entered an order granting in part and denying in part motions to dismiss for various claims for breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, and violations of 15 Pa. Cons. Stat. §§ 1551 and 1553. The Court’s reasoning potentially creates serious ramifications with respect to fiduciaries’ ....