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[Webinar] Drafting Asset Purchase Agreements: Reps, Warranties, Covenants, Conditions, Indemnity, and Other Provisions - July...

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This CLE course will guide deal counsel in drafting and negotiating asset purchase agreements. The panel will discuss legal considerations when negotiating representations and warranties, indemnities, covenants, closing...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Purchasing an Ohio Business: Traps for the Unwary

Most business acquisitions are structured as purchases of assets in order to insulate the buyer from exposure to the liabilities of the seller. While that is generally an effective strategy, there are exceptions and nuances...more

White & Case LLP

UK ICO issues major fines and criticises lack of data protection due diligence in corporate acquisitions

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The UK Information Commissioner's Office announced more than £280 million of fines last week, in connection with data protection breaches. It singled out the perceived failure of buyers to conduct proper data protection due...more

Allen Matkins

Court Of Appeal Finds No Successor Liability Following Purchase Of Assets

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Buyers of assets typically like to pick and choose the assets and liabilities that they will acquire. In general, the law permits this. Thus, a corporation that purchases the principal assets of another corporation, will not...more

K&L Gates LLP

K&L Gates Triage: Sales of Healthcare Businesses in Chapter 11– The Basics

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A sale of a business under Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or through Chapter 11 can provide the best possible title to the purchaser and may be an appropriate avenue for selected assets or complex and valuable going...more

Butler Snow LLP

Product Line Exception to Successor Non-Liability

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Generally, product liabilities do not flow to the buyer of a company’s assets, which can be a driving force behind structuring a deal as an asset purchase as opposed to a corporate merger. There are four traditional...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Is An Asset Purchaser Liable For Seller’s Withdrawal Liability?

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Many asset buyers believe that, as long as they do not agree to ERISA Section 4204’s sale of assets exception to withdrawal liability, they will acquire the seller’s assets free and clear of any prior contribution history and...more

Blank Rome LLP

A Look at the Friendly Foreclosure Option

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When a debtor defaults on a loan secured by personal property, the secured lender has several options for repayment. One option is to sell the collateral securing the debt pursuant to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code...more

Sands Anderson PC

Buyer Beware of Successor Liability For FLSA Claims

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Businesses often acquire other businesses through an asset purchase, rather than a stock purchase, so that the buyer does not inherit the liabilities of the seller. Not all business owners realize that federal labor law...more

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