Abstract

The article discusses a reported increase in the number of merger agreement lock-ups that have occurred as of June 2013, focusing on the causes of lock-up creep and its potential impact on the takeover market. It states that lock-up creep is a phrase that is used to describe a rise in the number and type of merger agreement contractual devices that buyers and sellers negotiate in an acquisition agreement. Attorney negotiations, bidders, and various legal cases are examined.

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38 J. Corp. L. 681 (2013)

Keywords

United States, Lock-up agreements (Securities), Merger agreements, Negotiation, Actions & defenses (Law) -- Cases, Consolidation & merger of corporations -- United States, Contracts -- United States, Lawyers -- United States

Date of Authorship for this Version

Summer 2013

Volume Number

38

Issue Number

4

First Page

681

Last Page

731

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