| Securities Transfer Agents |
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| Transfer agents track the owners of securities. They also perform several other services for companies with registered and publicly traded securities in the course of tracking the owners of the securities. Transfer agents usually are banks or trust companies, although a company with publicly traded securities may perform transfer agent functions for its own securities. More... |
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| BUSINESS JUDGMENT RULE |
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| Failing Company Defense |
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| A merger or acquisition that has the potential to lessen competition significantly may violate Section 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C.S. § 18. However, a "failing company" defense has emerged from case law and legislative history of an amendment to Section 7 that allows an acquisition or merger to proceed if the company being acquired is subject to imminent bankruptcy or liquidation, and the acquiring company is the only prospective purchaser of the failing company.
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| Duty of Loyalty: Confidentiality |
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| The duty of loyalty prohibits a director from using her corporate position to obtain a personal profit or to gain a personal advantage. A director is privy to information that may not be known to others outside the corporate sphere. As part of the duty of loyalty, a director cannot take advantage of corporate information for her own personal interests.
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| Antitrust and Trade Law Venue |
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| Treble damages under Clayton ActMore... |
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