Sentences with phrase «special committee of»

We therefore urge you to immediately form a special committee of the board with its own financial and legal advisors and initiate negotiations with Simon promptly.

Brookfield Residential Properties Inc. (BRP: NYSE / TSX) today announced that the Special Committee of the board of directors of Brookfield Residential has appointed Morgan Stanley to act as its exclusive financial advisor in connection with the previously announced non-binding proposal from Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (BAM: NYSE / TSX) to acquire the approximately 30 % of the common shares of Brookfield Residential that it does not already own for US$ 23.00 cash per share.

The Brookfield Residential Board of Directors approved the arrangement agreement following the report and favourable recommendation of its Special Committee of independent directors established to review and consider the arrangement.

Calgary, Alberta — Brookfield Residential Properties Inc. (BRP: NYSE / TSX) today announced that the Special Committee of the board of directors of Brookfield Residential has appointed Morgan Stanley to act as its exclusive financial advisor in connection with the previously announced non-binding proposal from Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (BAM: NYSE / TSX) to acquire the approximately 30 % of the common shares of Brookfield Residential that it does not already own for US$ 23.00 cash per share.

Lazard acted as the exclusive financial advisor and Sidley Austin LLP acted as legal advisor to the special committee of the board of directors of PECO I. Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Securities LLC and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. acted as financial advisors and Latham Watkins LLP acted as legal advisor to PELP.

The board of directors of Brookfield Residential has established a special committee of independent directors to review and consider the proposal and the Company will provide an update at the appropriate time.

The special committee of the board of directors of Cole Credit Property Trust III Inc. (CCPT III) affirmed its commitment to the previously announced definitive merger agreement pursuant to which CCPT III will acquire Cole Holdings Corp., a full - scale real estate investment management firm that currently manages over $ 12 billion of real estate assets.

«Since the Independent Directors have refused to meet with our financial and legal advisors to hear our positions prior to taking this ill - advised action, we are forced to make our concerns and point of view public today by releasing a copy of our letter to the Special Committee of the Board.»

In addition, the company pointed out that the acquisition of Cole Holdings was negotiated exclusively by a special committee of the CCPT III board of directors, all of them independent REIT industry professionals with significant experience.

Los Angeles - based Maguire Properties [NYSE: MPG] announced on December 11 that it formed a special committee of its board to pursue strategic alternatives to its business.

As President of the Australian Medical Association, I convened a special committee of the AMA to develop policy and advocate for indigenous health and to address social determinants of health in Aboriginal communities.

The practice's recent representations include: (i) CONMEBOL in connection with U.S. criminal investigations and prosecutions into allegations of bribery and corruption in the international soccer world; (ii) the Special Committee of Banco BTG Pactual S.A. («BTG Pactual») in an internal investigation of alleged corruption involving its former CEO and other bank executives, in which we found no basis to support the allegations against the Bank and its employees; (iii) two of the largest construction companies in Brazil in potential civil and criminal investigations and litigation involving the Petrobras bribery scandal (Lava Jato), the largest corruption scandal in Latin American history, involving allegations of over $ 2.5 billion in bribes and kickbacks; (iv) the Government of Brazil in a corruption matter involving former senior government officials and multiple jurisdictions; (v) the General Manager of one of the largest energy companies in Central America in connection with allegations of bribery in Guatemala; (vi) a Mexican high - ranking executive for Wal - Mart Stores, Inc. in connection with DOJ and SEC FCPA investigations against Wal - Mart; (vii) a large Argentinean oil company and its owner, one of Argentina's wealthiest individuals, in connection with high - profile DOJ and SEC investigations involving alleged FCPA violations to secure an extension of oil rights in an Argentinean oilfield; (viii) the United State's largest chemical and industrial products companies in an internal investigation of alleged corruption involving its Mexican subsidiary; (ix) the Rosenthal family, one of the most prominent families in Central America, in a number of related criminal matters; and (x) a senior executive of one of Venezuela's largest engineering companies in DOJ investigations into corruption and money laundering involving PdVSA.

«Whether it's the audit committee or a special committee of independent board members, they will retain their own counsel but the in - house legal department also has a role to play,» he says.

Represented the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Apple, Inc. in an internal investigation into the alleged backdating of stock option grants received by Apple executives including Steve Jobs, as well as the Apple Special Litigation Committee in related shareholder derivative lawsuits and class action litigation.

She has been a member of the subcommittee of the American Bar Association on legislation affecting litigation and was appointed to a special committee of the American Bar Association on health care.

The Special Committee of Amaya Inc. in connection with a proposed going - private transaction and related matters

Lead counsel to the special committee of Amaya Inc. on its consideration of a C$ 8 - billion enterprise value going - private transaction proposal received by its founder and certain other matters

However, he referred the proposed text of the resolution to a Special Committee of the Senate and the House of Commons on the Constitution of Canada.

Affiliated Computer Services — Representation of Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Affiliated Computer Services in connection with management buyout proposal from Cerberus Capital Management and Darwin Deason, including successful defense of accompanying shareholder litigation.

In its decision in the 2009 HudBay proceedings, the Ontario Securities Commission noted that an adviser's success - based compensation may adversely affect the ability of a board to rely on financial advice: «a fairness opinion prepared by a financial adviser who is being paid a signing fee or a success fee does not assist directors comprising a special committee of independent directors in demonstrating the due care they have taken in complying with their fiduciary duties in approving a transaction.»

Mr. Speaker, this bill is a direct result of the hard work of the SelectSpecialPersonalInformation Protection ActReviewCommittee, an all - party special committee of the Legislature that in 2006 undertook a complete review of the act and tabled a report to the Legislature in November 2007 outlining recommendations for amendments.

NEW YORK — May 14, 2018 — CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS) and the Special Committee of its Board of Directors, today filed a lawsuit in Delaware Court of -LSB-...]

Private equity partnership in a $ 350 million management buyout (MBO) of O'Sullivan Industries furniture manufacturer that included a Special Committee of the board and SEC accounting inquiries.

Represented a Special Committee of the Board of a Fortune 50 company in conducting an internal investigation of insider trading allegations regarding the CEO made by an in - house lawyer.

In January, the Government countered the Opposition demand for an inquiry into the large number of violent and unsolved deaths of Aboriginal women with an offer of a special committee of the House of Commons.

Represented the special committee of the board of directors of a publicly held company under investigation for possible violations of antitrust laws.

Represented special committee of independent directors of public telecommunications company in investigation of allegations of improper vendor payments and accounting irregularities.

According to this article, Gibson Dunn Linked to Wolfowitz Scandal (Law.com 5/16/07), a report by a special committee of The World Bank Group are questioning Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's role in the scandal involving World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz's transfer of his girlfriend to a high position at the Department of State.

But on Monday a special committee of the bank charged with investigating the scandal concluded that the limited and after - the - fact review by Gibson «is squarely at odds with the high degree of... concern for the interests of» the World Bank, which is required by the institution's rules.

When a parliamentary task force on First Nations Self - Government was created in 1982 — the Special Committee of the House of Commons on Indian Self - Government — the AFN was invited to have a non-voting ex-officio member work with the MPs on the committee.

ShopNBC (Nasdaq: VVTV), the premium lifestyle brand in electronic retailing, today announced that the Special Committee of independent members of its Board of Directors has concluded its comprehensive review of strategic alternatives commenced on September 10, 2008, with the assistance of its independent financial advisor, Piper Jaffray & Co..

Jaguar strongly recommends that RIM's Directors appoint a Special Committee of the Board consisting of four or five of the current seven independent directors to pursue a shareholder value maximization process.

The company also seemed to us to be taking steps to realize its value, publicly announcing that it had appointed a special committee of independent directors to conduct an auction to be completed by February 2, 2009.

Congratulations on your September 11, 2008 decision to appoint «a special committee of independent directors to review strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value.»

The company also seemed to us to be taking steps to realise that value, publicly announcing that it has appointed a special committee of independent directors to «review strategic alternatives to maximize stockholder value.»

On September 11, 2008, our board of directors announced that it had appointed a special committee of independent directors to review strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value.

These included forming a special committee of independent directors (which has retained its own investment bankers and attorneys) to undertake an analysis of the Company's capital requirements and to evaluate the various alternatives (in the form of both debt and equity) for meeting those requirements.

Please be advised that, because of the past relationships among various of our respective directors, MediciNova has constituted a Special Committee of Directors to represent MediciNova with respect to the proposed business combination.

The New Jersey Library Association proposes the Woodbridge School Board appoint a special committee of school board members to study how school media services are being provided in other local school systems and the impact their programs have on the students.

2006 — School finance is being reviewed by the University of Wisconsin Consortium for Policy Research in Education and a Special Committee of the Legislative Council.

Spark Networks says it has formed a special committee of its independent directors to review the proposal and «any other potential business combination.»

A special committee of the Ulster County Legislature has called on the Catskill Mountain Railroad to drop its suit against

Wright, chair of the all - party public administration select committee, made the suggestion of a «new special committee of authoritative reform - minded MPs» in a private letter to Brown on 1 June, saying his ideas would not threaten the government's legislative programme, but «would help make a more vital Commons from which other reforms would flow».

A special committee of the Ulster County Legislature has called on the Catskill Mountain Railroad to drop its suit against the county in exchange for the county abandoning its effort to immediately terminate its lease with the railroad.

The curriculum plan was reviewed by a special committee of academics and experts.

CBC has convened a special committee of business and civic leaders and tax experts to consider reforms and will issue a report on the Governor's proposals in coming weeks.

Democrats in the Monroe County Legislature are calling for a special committee of legislators to be set up to investigate the recent controversy over comments regarding the I - Square development in Irondequoit.

Earlier Monday, Democrats in the Monroe County Legislature said they're calling for a special committee of legislators to investigate the comments made by Reilich and the review by COMIDA.

The newly formed «PEST» special committee of the European Parliament is to examine the scandalous glyphosate risk assessment and the European pesticide approval system as a whole over the next six months

The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Total System Services, Inc. in the $ 4.7 billion spin - off of Total System Services, Inc. from its 81 percent parent company, Synovus Financial Corp..