Takeaways From Del. High Court's MFW Ruling

Law360, New York ( March 18, 2014, 9:55 PM EDT) -- In a significant case of first impression, the Delaware Supreme Court, in Kahn v. M&F Worldwide Corp. (M&F Worldwide), No. 334, 2013 (Del. Mar. 14, 2014), unanimously affirmed that a controller's buyout of its subsidiary in a negotiated merger is entitled to judicial review under the deferential "business judgment" standard instead of the exacting "entire fairness" standard if certain procedural safeguards are locked in place at the outset of the transaction.  . . .

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