Case Summaries CCA 201939002 — Anticipated Merger Must be Considered in Valuing Stock

Steve R. Akers

Oct 09, 2019
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CCA 201939002 concluded that an anticipated merger must be considered in valuing publicly-listed stock, but did not address whether hypothetical sellers and buyers should be presumed to have knowledge of merger negotiations in the case of secrecy imposed by law or agreement.

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