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Canada's M&A Landscape and Deal Making Trends: Q1 2024

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United States and global M&A rebounded in the first quarter of 2024, powered by the return of mega deals worth US$10 billion or more. According to Bloomberg, global deal values are up about 21 percent year-on-year to more...more

Williams Mullen

[Webinar] M&A Series: Compensation Trends in M&A Transactions - May 9th, 11:00 am - 11:15 am EDT

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Please join Williams Mullen attorneys Nona Massengill and Allison Carlon as they discuss the latest trends in compensation trends in M&A transactions....more

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[Webinar] M&A Series: The Latest Trends in Middle-Market M&A - April 16th, 11:00 am - 11:15 am EDT

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Please join Williams Mullen attorneys Jon Bliley and Rakesh Parikh as they discuss the latest trends in middle-market M&A, touching on several topics, including rep & warranty insurance and indemnification....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Delaware Court of Chancery Puts Practitioners on Notice Regarding Voting Formalities Around Merger Agreements

In Ap-Fonden v. Activision Blizzard, Inc., C.A. No. 2022-1001-KSJM, 2024 WL 863290 (Del. Ch. Feb. 29, 2024), the Delaware Court of Chancery (McCormick, C.) declined to dismiss a claim alleging that the Board of Directors of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Expert or Arbitrator? Resolving Purchase Price Adjustment Disputes

Acquisition agreements in M&A transactions frequently include provision for payment to be made at closing based on estimates of certain financial metrics that are later subject to a purchase price adjustment based on a final...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Healthcare M&A and New FTC and DOJ Merger Guidelines: What’s Next for Your Transactions? - August 9th, 12:30 pm - 1:30...

The FTC and DOJ’s proposed revised merger guidelines signal the Biden administration’s continued aggressive antitrust enforcement stance even as healthcare industry participants continue to seek to overcome the effects of...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Material Adverse Change (MAC) Clauses in M&A Transactions

A material adverse change (MAC) is a common term in merger and acquisition agreements. The term describes a change or event that, if realized, could have a material negative impact on the parties to the transaction (mainly on...more

K&L Gates LLP

HUB Talks Presents: A Conversation on M&A with Jim Freund

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In this episode of HUB Talks Presents, Corporate partner David Edgar discusses the ins and outs of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) law with well-known industry leader, Jim Freund. The two look back at Jim’s journey as an M&A...more

Goodwin

Notable Differences Between US and UK M&A Deal Terms

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Despite a recent slowdown in global M&A activity, the private M&A market in both the US and the UK remains intensely competitive due to an abundance of available capital. As a consequence, and in order to present potential...more

World Law Group

[Webinar] Trends in M&A Across the Regions Going Into 2023 - February 2nd, 7:00 am - 8:00 am EST

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Join WLG's International Corporate Transactions Group on February 2 for Trends in M&A Across the Regions Going Into 2023. Marsh, the largest W&I insurance broker, will share and discuss the trends they see in M&A for each...more

J.S. Held

[Webinar] Post-Merger & Acquisition Dispute Resolution - December 7th, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm EST

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Global Investigations expert Frank Lazzara, CPA, CFF, ABV, CFE, and Economic Damages & Valuations expert David Golbahar, CPA, CFF, CGMA, will present a one-hour* course, which will cover: - An overview of purchase price...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

D(MA)-Day: Formal Adoption of the EU Digital Markets Act

On July 18, 2022, the long-awaited Digital Markets Act (DMA) received the final approval of the EU's co-legislators. The DMA will impose stringent far-reaching obligations on the largest digital platforms: the "gatekeepers."...more

Allen Matkins

California Bill Requires AG Approval Without Regard To Geographic Or Constitutional Limits

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According to Vergil, Jupiter granted imperium sine fine (rule without limit) to the yet to be birthed City of Rome .  Aeneid, Book 1, line 279.  As far as I know, no divinity has made a similar bequest upon the State of...more

Allen Matkins

California Bill Would Require Prior Attorney General Approval Of These "Material" M&A Agreements

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The California legislature is currently considering a bill, AB 2080 (Wood) that would, among other things, require notice to, and the written consent of, the Attorney General before entering into an agreement or transaction...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

M&A in 2021 and Trends for 2022

2021 M&A smashed U.S. and global records. The year saw the arrival of a new U.S. administration, the release of COVID-19 vaccines, as well as continued questions regarding the impact of the pandemic, including the year-end...more

Goodwin

Survival Guide to Structuring Life Sciences Partnering and M+A Agreements

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The life sciences space is ever-growing and dynamic as the industry witnesses more companies and, therefore, more collaboration, licensing and M&A agreements, come into the spotlight. While these deals are exciting...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

M&A Trends in the Opportunity Economy

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The M&A market is at a record pace in 2021. Womble Bond Dickinson attorneys D. Scott Anderson and Dean Rutley discussed the ongoing M&A boom and the factors they see impacting corporate transactions in the near future....more

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Notable decisions from Delaware courts

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Williams: Court of Chancery Finds Poison Pill Unenforceable - In February, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that a shareholder rights plan (a "poison pill") adopted by The Williams Companies, Inc. at the onset of the...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Mergers and Acquisitions - Key Issues in Today's M&A Deals

From regional to international $5-$100+ MM deals, our M&A team has extensive experience working with buyers, sellers, and investors on a wide variety of transactions in various industries including manufacturing, health care,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Planning for an M&A Transaction: Key commercial terms to look-out for

When participating in an M&A process involving a video game company, whether you are on the sell-side or the buy-side, there are certain key terms that are included in industry standard commercial agreements that the parties...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

The Impact of COVID-19 on M&A Transactions

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As the impact of COVID-19 on financial markets continues to play out, so does its effect on M&A transactions. Many deals have been cancelled or are on hold as parties struggle with valuation, availability of financing, and...more

Baker Donelson

Rethinking What Is Possible in Mergers and Acquisitions

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A Time of Change - We are in a period of immense change in the legal world as we experience: (i) a flood of new technologies (artificial intelligence, blockchain, smart documents, predictive analytics), (ii) the ability to...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

In-house Roundhouse: Integrating Companies Post-Merger

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On this episode of In-house Roundhouse, Rob DelPriore, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Mid-America Apartment Communities, talks Womble Bond Dickinson litigator Mark Henriques about the challenges of integrating...more

K&L Gates LLP

COVID-19: Implications on M&A Transactions

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As the spread of COVID-19 continues to accelerate throughout the world and the financial markets experience increasing amounts of turmoil, companies engaged in mergers and acquisitions are grappling with increased risk and...more

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COVID-19 and Material Adverse Change: M&A and Financing Considerations

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The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has already proven to have profound social, political and economic effects on the world, impacting nearly every continent, community and business sector. With the growing uncertainty about...more

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