Insolvency Valuation Plays Key Role in Failed Million-Dollar Merger

Business Valuation UpdateVol. 15 No. 10
Legal and Court Case Update
October 2009
2821 Plastics Material and Synthetic Resins, and Nonvulcanizable Elastomers
325211 Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
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Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. v. Huntsman Corp.
2009 WL 294935 (Cal. App. 2 Dist.)
September 29, 2008
US
Federal Court
Delaware
Court of Chancery
Abigail M LeGrow, Alan S Goudiss, Andrew J Cheung, Berton W Ashman, Bradley W Voss, Bruce A Blefeld, Bruce L Silverstein, Christian Douglas Wright, Danielle Gibbs, David Gruenstein, David T Harvin, Dawn M Jones, Donald J Wolfe, Douglas K Mayer, Elaine P
Duff & Phelps (plaintiff); David Resnick (defendant)
Lamb

Summary

Delaware Chancery Court finds buyer knowingly and intentionally breached merger agreement by seeking insolvency opinion to derail financing and avoid liquidated damages.

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Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. v. Huntsman Corp.

Delaware Chancery Court finds buyer knowingly and intentionally breached merger agreement by seeking insolvency opinion to derail financing and avoid liquidated damages.