This CLE course will provide an overview of critical financing-related provisions in acquisition agreements from multiple perspectives and provide a conceptual understanding of how the provisions in question interplay with...more
We cordially invite you to our Private Equity Bootcamps in Frankfurt and Munich this year. Experienced speakers from our firm will train you and your colleagues during a workshop and provide legal and tax basics for the...more
In this presentation, lawyers in Vinson & Elkins’ finance practice will provide a crash course in debt financing an acquisition, providing an overview of process and timeline, structuring considerations, documentation and key...more
BakerHostetler will present data regarding Texas’ robust M&A market each quarter, with useful comparisons to the U.S. market overall. The alert focuses on M&A volume and value, identifies the most active industries, and...more
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the measures being taken at every level to contain the spread thereof is a rapidly evolving public health and humanitarian issue. Naturally, COVID-19 and its...more
During the frenzied period before execution of an acquisition agreement, a seller will be overwhelmed with pressing tasks, so the terms of the buyer’s financing may not be front of mind. There is good reason for this since it...more
The question of when parties to a potential transaction actually become bound to each other is obviously an important one, and sometimes the answer can be surprising, or less than entirely clear. A recent Texas Court of...more
On May 31, 2017, Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III of the Delaware Court of Chancery declined to dismiss purported derivative and direct stockholder claims for breaches of fiduciary duty against the directors of Charter...more
Election Day brought an end to a long period of uncertainty that caused market fluctuations and delayed business planning decisions. As we navigate the post-election landscape, many questions remain regarding the potential...more
The continuation of a strong M&A market in both the U.S. and Europe, energy companies returning to the U.S. market and quantitative easing in Europe resulted in a strong first half of 2015 for U.S. and European high-yield...more
We expect economic conditions, including those discussed in our M&A Trends piece?, to continue to create opportunities in the M&A market. As well-positioned issuers pursue these opportunities, some acquirers will access the...more
Canadian M&A activity increased notably in 2014, reflecting the strengthening of the global economy, particularly in the U.S. The total value of Canadian announced deals to date (all numbers as of December 1, 2014) has been...more