United States of America v. VA Partners I, LLC et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:16-cv-01672

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Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Judge:

William Alsup

Firms

  1. July 12, 2016

    ValueAct To Pay $11M To Settle Halliburton Stock-Buy Row

    ValueAct Capital has agreed to pay a record $11 million fine to settle allegations by the U.S. Department of Justice that the activist investor bought over $2.5 billion in Halliburton and Baker Hughes stock to influence their planned $35 billion merger, the DOJ said Tuesday.

  2. April 22, 2016

    ValueAct Hires Boies In Row Over Halliburton Stock Buys

    ValueAct Capital has hired David Boies as defense counsel in a California federal suit claiming it didn't notify the government that it bought about $2.5 billion worth of stock in Halliburton and Baker Hughes to influence their $35 billion merger process, a Friday filing said.

  3. April 04, 2016

    ValueAct Case Could Clarify Investment Notification Rule

    ValueAct Capital has vowed to fight the U.S. Department of Justice's accusation that it failed to tell regulators about activist investments allegedly designed to help influence the merger process of Halliburton and Baker Hughes, sending what experts say is a rare invitation for a court to broaden an exemption from the notification process.

  4. April 04, 2016

    DOJ Sues ValueAct Over Stock Buys During Halliburton Deal

    The U.S. Department of Justice sued ValueAct Capital in California federal court Monday, claiming the activist investor bought over $2.5 billion worth of stock in Halliburton and Baker Hughes to influence their $35 billion merger process but failed to notify the government of those purchases under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.

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