A breakup fee (sometimes called a termination fee) is a penalty set in takeover agreements, to be paid if the target backs out of a deal (usually because...

Sussex paid a $313 million breakup fee in advance, in case the deal fell through with $78 million of that used to pay the breakup fee to Pinnacle Entertainment...

and Markets Authority." Adobe said it would pay the $1 billion reverse breakup fee to Figma as part of the initial agreement. In June 2013, Figma raised...

close the acquisition, he would be required to pay Twitter a $1 billion breakup fee. Agrawal was set to receive $39 million from the buyout, while Dorsey...

to find a better offer, Skydance would be entitled to a $400 million breakup fee payout from the company. According to Paramount Global, the merger will...

to find a better offer, Skydance would be entitled to a $400 million breakup fee payout from the company. Skydance's executive team supported the potential...

would have downgraded its credit rating. Dofasco paid ThyssenKrupp a breakup fee of $215 million. Dofasco's board recommended the latest Arcelor offer...

stalking horse offer, the debtor can offer bidding protections such as breakup fees to its best bidder before the auction. These incentives enhance the value...

Doggett, Peter (2011). You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup. New York, NY: It Books. ISBN 978-0-06-177418-8. The Editors of Rolling...

to find a better offer, Skydance would be entitled to a $400 million breakup fee payout from the company. David Ellison would become chairman and CEO...

the US tax code by the US Treasury; AbbVie had to pay a $1.6 billion breakup fee. On March 4, 2015, AbbVie announced its agreement to acquire oncology...

Subsequently, Alvin Chau paid her HK$300 million (RM158 million) as a “breakup fee” in November 2019. 2008: Dressage to Win 2010: Mr. Hong Kong 2013: Asian...

2011). "AT&T admits defeat on T-Mobile takeover, will pay $4 billion breakup fee". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved...

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Electronic Boutique's original definitive agreement with Funco included a breakup fee of $3.5 million, the cost of which was covered by Barnes & Noble. In...

offer, including a $.17 increase per share to $42.67 and a $350 million breakup fee if the deal were to encounter regulatory trouble. The two said the offer...

sale was called off, and Staples was required to pay a $250 million breakup fee. In November 2016, it was announced that Staples had sold its 106 British...

that it was about to lose the suit, AT&T proposed an alternative: its breakup. It proposed that it retain control of Western Electric, Yellow Pages,...

announced they were calling off the merger, with JetBlue paying Spirit a breakup fee of $69 million and Spirit's shareholders $400 million. In January 2024...

(2011-12-19). "AT&T admits defeat on T-Mobile takeover, will pay $4 billion breakup fee". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2013-07-09...

2008 due to the financial crisis of 2007–2008. It paid a $70 million breakup fee. In January 2010, the company acquired Freewest Resources Canada for...

regulators. This resulted in Amazon paying iRobot a $94 million reverse breakup fee, iRobot laying off 31 percent of its employees, and CEO Colin Angle departing...

NSC. The agreement included a clause requiring NSC to pay U.S. Steel a breakup fee of $565 million in the event that regulators block the acquisition. According...

termination agreement, Penn National received $1.475 billion, consisting of a breakup fee of $225 million and an interest-free $1.25 billion loan from Fortress...

sued LeEco claiming that it failed to pay $60 million of a $100 million breakup fee. The suit was later settled by the companies in November 2018 on undisclosed...

Pfizer terminated the acquisition and paid Allergan a $150 million breakup fee. In April 2016, the company announced it would partner with Heptares...

2011). "AT&T admits defeat on T-Mobile takeover, will pay $4 billion breakup fee". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved...

(December 11, 2008). "BCE takeover deal dead as fight looms over $1.2B breakup fee". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved January 3, 2009. "BCE...

Retrieved 2019-01-03. "Celgene, Bristol-Myers set $2.2 billion termination fee for their mega deal". Reuters. 4 January 2019. Archived from the original...

in the event of a deal collapse. That charge covers a $3 billion cash breakup fee and $1 billion as the market value for the spectrum they were required...