The Globe and Mail reports that venerable Toronto firm Torys LLP has launched a series of video podcasts «of pinstriped partners holding forth on such topics as
merger break fees and proxy contests.»
Not exact matches
Contributing to investor pessimism was the fact that the
merger deal didn't include a
break up
fee... suggesting the companies themselves have no great confidence in their ability to win approval in Washington.
Net gain from the termination of the
merger agreement of approximately $ 936 million pretax, or $ 4.31 per diluted common share; includes the net
break - up
fee and transaction costs net of the tax benefit associated with certain expenses which were previously non-deductible.
Net gain from the termination of the Aetna
merger agreement of approximately $ 947 million pretax, or $ 4.26 per diluted common share; includes the
break - up
fee and transaction costs net of the tax benefit associated with certain expenses which were previously non-deductible; GAAP measures affected in this release include consolidated pretax income and EPS.
Net (gain) expenses associated with the terminated
merger agreement (for FY17, primarily the
break - up
fee)
The GAAP consolidated pretax income for 1Q18 of $ 707 million unfavorably compared to GAAP consolidated pretax income of $ 1.69 billion in 1Q17 by $ 982 million primarily due to the net gain associated with the terminated
merger agreement, mainly the
break - up
fee, recorded in 1Q17 and lower pretax earnings year over year in the Retail and Healthcare Services segments, partially offset by higher Group and Specialty segment pretax earnings.