litigation
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.50
Globus Medical and NuVasive disclose supplemental proxy info to settle merger lawsuits
GLOBUS MEDICAL INC
- Five shareholder complaints filed in March-April 2023 in NY, DE, and Colorado courts alleging incomplete/misleading proxy statement for the merger.
- NuVasive and Globus Medical deny merit but are making supplemental disclosures to avoid risk of delaying the merger.
- Supplemental disclosures add details: no acquisition proposals received during Window Shop Period (ended March 10, 2023).
- Supplemental disclosures also provide additional details on Goldman Sachs and BofA financial analyses, including net debt adjustments and discount rate ranges.
- Defendants are not admitting legal necessity or materiality of the supplemental disclosures.