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More Thoughts on Whole Foods/Wild Oats
Geoff nailed it on the Whole Foods/Wild Oats affair last week. Always a day late and a dollar short, I’ve just written my own short piece on the FTC’s effort to block the merger of these two fancy grocers. My article appears on the website of the eSapience Center for Competition Policy (eCCP). You’ll have ... More Thoughts on Whole Foods/Wild Oats
PIPEs
I recently posted on SSRN one of the two articles I have committed to write for the Entrepreneurial Business Law Journal. It’s entitled PIPEs (note that I went with a “micro-title†and successfully resisted the urge (at least for now) of being “very punny,” e.g., PIPE bomb, Sewer PIPE, Burst PIPE, Smoking PIPE, PIPEline . ... PIPEs
FTC Rethinks Bad Pun?
Geoff’s post last week on the FTC’s move to block the Whole Foods/Wild Oats merger poked fun at a stupid pun appearing in the agency’s press release: “If Whole Foods is allowed to devour Wild Oats, it will mean higher prices, reduced quality, and fewer choices for consumers. That is a deal consumers should not ... FTC Rethinks Bad Pun?
Premium natural and organic bulls**t
It appears that the FTC is moving to stop the proposed Whole Foods/Wild Oats merger. Says the FTC: If Whole Foods is allowed to devour Wild Oats, it will mean higher prices, reduced quality, and fewer choices for consumers [in the premium natural and organic supermarkets market]. That is a deal consumers should not be ... Premium natural and organic bulls**t
Media Consolidation and Antitrust
One of the more interesting parts of Senator Herbert Kohl’s recent Antitrust interview, in which he also discussed airline mergers, concerned antitrust’s treatment of media consolidation. Here’s what the Senator had to say: It’s such a very important issue, media consolidation, because it has the potential to reduce if not eliminate the opportunities people have ... Media Consolidation and Antitrust
Slopping Wordsmithing by the WSJ or Bad Corporate Governance?
As we know, News Corp. has made a bid for Dow Jone, offering $60/sh for the outstanding Dow Jones stock.  The Bancroft family, however, who controls at least a majority of the Dow Jones voting stock, has indicated clearly that it will not vote in favor of this offer, such that the offer, as it currently ... Slopping Wordsmithing by the WSJ or Bad Corporate Governance?
Senator Kohl on Antitrust, Part I — Airline Mergers
One nice thing about being a legal academic is that you can diversify your political portfolio. By that, I mean that you become somewhat indifferent to who’s in office. If it’s folks you agree with, then you’re happy because your preferred policies are being implemented. If it’s folks with whom you disagree, then you’re happy ... Senator Kohl on Antitrust, Part I — Airline Mergers
Dow Jones Board Action: Nice exam question
Does a bid for Dow Jones implicate Revlon duties? Can a board “just say no”? What if the Board says nothing, b/c they know a majority of their s/h will not vote for the acquisition? This is the stuff good Corporations or M&A exam questions are made of. Luckily, counsel to the Dow Jones Board must have paid ... Dow Jones Board Action: Nice exam question
"Can you have angst without a soul?" – Delaware Vice Chancellor Leo Strine
As promised, I am reporting back from Tulane’s Corporate Law Institute qua “Who’s Who in the M&A World” gathering. Leo Strine did indeed query today: “can you have angst without a soul?” (He asked in response to the statement that initial bidders fear deal-jumpers when waiting out a go shop period.) Though the WSJ was ... "Can you have angst without a soul?" – Delaware Vice Chancellor Leo Strine
Annual Corporate Law Institute: "Everybody who is anybody is there."
I leave tomorrow for Tulane’s Annual Corporate Law Institute. This conference is viewed by many as the top annual deal conference, so I am expecting great things (this will be my first time attending the conference). Indeed, the speaker line-up is incredible. Chief of OMA at the SEC, Chief Justice of the Del. Supreme Court, Vice Chancellor ... Annual Corporate Law Institute: "Everybody who is anybody is there."
Law School Rankings and Per Capita Downloads
Brian Leiter has posted, with all the caveats that go along with using SSRN downloads to rank faculties, a new set of rankings using downloads for the past 12 months. Leiter lists the top 15 by total downloads and new papers in 2006 along with the share of total downloads attributable to the top 3 ... Law School Rankings and Per Capita Downloads
The Sirius XM Merger in the Court of Public Opinion
The proposed merger has been making lots of waves in the press as of late, including a Congressional hearing (Antitrust Review has links to all the hearing testimony) but not much serious grappling with the antitrust issues. I even read today that John Ashcroft has chimed in. Of course, it is very difficult to do ... The Sirius XM Merger in the Court of Public Opinion
