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News & Analysis as of May 23, 2013

Inside M&A - Spring 2013

by Joseph S. Adams, Robert Clary II, Thomas P. Conaghan, Jeffrey Holdvogt, Joanne Ludovici, Jennifer Mikulina, Jeffrey Rothschild, Jake Townsend, Jeffrey Wagner | McDermott Will & Emery on 4/30/2013

Top Five Traps for the Unwary in Spin-Offs - A wave of corporate breakups has swept through the United States over the last few years as investors have taken notice of the fact that smaller companies focused on a...more

IRS Issues Guidance on Outbound Transfers of Intangible Property in Asset Reorganizations

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 8/28/2012

In Notice 2012-39 (the “Notice”), the IRS issued guidance announcing its intention to issue regulations with respect to certain transfers of intangible property by a U.S. corporation to a foreign corporation in a...more

Tax Efficient Licensing Solutions through the Netherlands

by Cees Frans Greeven on 3/13/2012

License companies are treated favourably in the Netherlands. In fact, it can be argued that the Netherlands is the world’s best jurisdiction to establish license companies. By virtue of the Netherlands’ extensive...more

What You Need to Get Done Now If You Want to Sell Your Company in 2012

by Mintz Levin - Corporate & Securities on 2/24/2012

One of today’s most discussed political topics is the expected expiration of the Bush tax cuts after December 31, 2012. If Congress doesn’t act, among other things, the individual U.S. federal income tax rate...more

M&A Agreements: Opportunities And Perils In Asset Acquisitions

by Jackson Walker on 12/28/2011

Table of Contents: I. INTRODUCTION ... 1 II. ALTERNATIVE STRUCTURES FOR TRANSFERS OF BUSINESSES ...... 3 A. Common Threads; Alternatives ... 3 B. Mergers and Consolidations ... 4 C. Purchases of Shares... 5 D....more

Inside M&A - Fall 2011

by McDermott Will & Emery on 9/30/2011

In This Issue: The Top Five Environmental Traps in M&A Transactions; The Top Five Tax Traps in M&A Transactions; The Top Five Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Traps in M&A Transactions; The Top Five...more

PLC Lex Mundi Doing Business in Ireland Handbook

by Colin Kavanagh on 3/2/2011

A useful summary of the legal aspects of doing business in Ireland preapred for Lex Mundi and Practical Law Company by Arthur Cox...more

Introduction to the Global Start-Up

by Jeanne Goulet on 8/26/2010

An Introduction to the Global Start-Up By: Jeanne Goulet, CPA ---A Worldwide Endeavor---Today, thanks to the Internet’s global reach, entrepreneurs have the ability to tap networks and establish Start-Up operations all...more

PLC Review of Russian Law on venture Capital 2010

by Anton Klyachin on 2/1/2010

This is a Q&A review of current Russian law on venture capital investments. The chapter was first published in the PLC Cross-border Private Equity Volume 2: Venture Capital Handbook 2010 and is reproduced with the kind...more

Transfer Pricing and Intangibles in the Context of Business Restructurings

by Rubem Mauro on 1/6/2009

The recent developments in the field of transfer pricing and business restructurings need to be analyzed more carefully and this research is mainly to identify transfer pricing issues arising for MNE Groups whenever they...more