Cravath Publishes Quarterly Review on Q3 2021 Trends in M&A, Activism and Corporate Governance

In October 2021, Cravath published its latest edition of its Quarterly Review, which examines the Q3 2021 M&A, activism and corporate governance landscape. The Review provides an overview of activity in those areas, highlights notable cases in the M&A space, shares trends in activism activity, and notes key developments in corporate governance over the period. The Q3 2021 edition further examines the continued momentum of the robust global M&A market following the strong first of half of 2021, resulting in the strongest opening nine‑month period on record and surpassing the previous full‑year M&A deal record set in 2015. The Review also notes record highs in private equity, cross‑border, technology sector and bank M&A activity, notable Delaware decisions regarding M&A contractual disputes, shareholder derivative claims, fiduciary duties and fee shifting and recent SPAC‑related litigation, regulation and enforcement.

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