Mergers & Acquisitions Law Report Index-Summary

GAMBLING

– Ameristar Casinos purchase of Resorts International Holdings, failure to disclose tax increase claim survives (Del. Ch.), 520
– Bankruptcy, Station Casinos Ch. 11 plan confirmed (Bankr. D. Nev.), 837
– Wrongful discharge, Intl. Gaming Tech./Anchor Gaming merger, internal reporting not protected, SOX claims allowed (D. Nev.), 37

GAS

See OIL AND GAS

GERMANY

– Banking

– – Deutsche Bank

– – – Pharmaceutical company Actavis acquisition, EC clears, 904
– – – Sal. Oppenheim acquisition, EC clears, 131

– – Hypo Real Estate

– – – EC allows government infusion of liquidity guarantees, 24
– – – Funds to be transferred to “bad bank,” 904

– – Netherlands bailout of ABN AMRO and Fortis, EC approves additional funds, 154
– – Sparkasse Koln-Bonn bailout, EC approves, 902
– – Westdeutsche Landesbank, EU investigation of state aid extended to, 1060

– Opel

See MOTOR VEHICLES

– VW/Porsche merger

See MOTOR VEHICLES

GOLDEN PARACHUTES

– Credit unions, NCUA restricts, 734
– Dodd-Frank proxy requirements

– – Institutional Shareholder Services issued draft policies on Dodd-Frank Act proxy change, 1025
– – SEC Final Regs. expected, 937; use of proposed rules as final guidance, 1075

– Use declines, 181

GOODWILL

– Accounting for impairment, FASB approves rules, 1085

GREAT BRITAIN

See UNITED KINGDOM (UK)

GREECE

– Antitrust, Olympic/Aegean Airlines merger, EC launches probe, 741
– Bank bailout support program extended, 630
– Oil and gas, competition authority to review Motor Oil of Greece acquisition of Royal Dutch Shell Greek sector, 272

GROCERS

– Top Markets acquisition of bankrupt Penn Traffic Supermarkets, FTC orders divestitures (FTC), 735