by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations
Magarik v Kraus Earlier this year, a New York trial court presiding over a buyout dispute featuring an online wholesaler of faucets, sinks, and fixtures rebuffed the departing shareholder’s valuation. His expert’s discounted cash flow analysis collapsed on account of...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations
Reynolds American Inc. v. Third Motion Equities Master Fund Ltd. The importance of Delaware appraisal jurisprudence beyond state borders was on display in a recent fair value decision out of North Carolina related to a merger involving the tobacco giant Reynolds....
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations
Helen Ziegler Benjamin v. Island Management In a family dispute involving an irrevocable trust and several related closely held companies, the plaintiff trustees alleged a management company managed by certain family members was involved in misconduct. A discovery...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations
R.D. Clark & Sons, Inc. v. Clark In a buyout dispute involving a Connecticut family business, an appellate court recently upheld the trial court’s decision not to tax affect the earnings of the company in valuing the departing shareholder’s interest, even though...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations
Coster v. UIP Companies In a breach of fiduciary duty action arising out of a controversial stock sale, the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed the plaintiff’s attacks on the underlying valuation, noting the appraiser was “exceptionally knowledgeable about the...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Court Rulings, Valuations
Linde v. Linde In a bitter fight between siblings over the buyout of the minority shareholder’s interest in a successful construction business, the trial court found the asset-based valuation the majority shareholder’s expert proposed was fatally flawed for at least...