A Chart that highlights key differences in the corporate law governing private company M&A transactions involving C-corporations in Delaware, California, New York, and Texas. This Chart compares the laws in these jurisdictions governing statutory shareholder approval requirements, appraisal or dissenters' rights, assignments by operation of law, fiduciary duties, indemnification of directors and officers, sandbagging, non-reliance clauses, non-competition clauses in the sale of a business, and successor liability in asset purchases.