- Defense
- Hanover Direct
- Represented By:
- Donaldson, Richard (Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP)
Hanover Direct Shareholder Litigation
VERDICT
Trial
09/14/09 – 09/18/09
Summary
5-day bench trial over a shareholder challenge to the 2007 merger between Hanover Direct and its largest shareholder, hedge fund Chelsey Direct.
The smaller shareholders alleged that Hanover's directors had conflicts of interest in approving the merger agreement, and that an investment banker's valuation analysis was flawed, which allegedly allowed Chelsey to freeze out the purported minority shareholders and capture the true value of the Company for itself.
Hanover Direct announced on April 12, 2007, that it had completed the transaction at 25 cents per share, and had become a privately held company.
Outcome
The court found that a merger price of $0.25 for a company already below sea level was entirely fair.
- Plaintiff
- Defense
- Judge
- William Chandler
- Jurisdiction
- Delaware Court Of Chancery
- Court
- Court of Chancery Courthouse
- Case Number
- 1969, 3047, 3291
- Industry
- Finance
- Practice Area
- Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions, Business Organizations
- Expert Witnesses
- Lay Witnesses
Sessions
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
15 Chapters
AM Session
Not in Session
0 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
5 Chapters
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
13 Chapters
PM Session
Not in Session
0 Chapters
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
4 Chapters
PM Session
Defense Witness(es)
9 Chapters
AM Session
Defense Witness(es)
8 Chapters
PM Session
Not in Session
0 Chapters
Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.