Join a team of McDermott corporate partners for an interactive discussion on investor considerations and hurdles arising from the current investing landscape when making investments in private equity and hedge funds, such...more
6/23/2020
/ Accredited Investors ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Hedge Funds ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Private Funds ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Secondary Markets ,
Transfer Pricing ,
Webinars
Just What You Are Looking For?—Family Office Direct Investing in Search Funds -
Family offices are increasingly taking note of “search funds” as a private equity investment alternative within the broader private equity...more
Recent U.S. Cases Highlight Liability Risks to Executives in Mining, Heavy Industrial Transactions -
Historically, corporate executives rarely faced personal or criminal liability resulting from mining or environmental...more
1/28/2015
/ Africa ,
C-Suite Executives ,
COMESA ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Officers ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Due Diligence ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
Indictments ,
Personal Liability ,
Private Equity ,
Stock Purchase Agreement ,
Target Company
“Commercially Reasonable Efforts” Diligence Obligations in Life Science M&A" -
More than 80 percent of all deals in the pharmaceutical, medical device and biotech industries include an earnout structure that provides...more
Delaware Court of Chancery Upholds Forum Selection Bylaws -
In recent years, virtually every merger and acquisition (M&A) transaction of significant size involving a U.S. public company has been challenged in court. ...more
M&A Corporate Governance: Oversight of the Board’s Financial Advisors -
Recent decisions in the Delaware Court of Chancery highlight the need for increased oversight of financial advisors by corporations engaging in...more
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
In This Issue:
- FCPA Due Diligence is Critical to Avoid Successor Liability in Cross-Border Transactions
- China’s Merger Control Rules...more
2/22/2013
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Books & Records ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Failure to Notify ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Joint Venture ,
Litigation Hold ,
MOFCOM ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Red Flags Rule ,
Risk Assessment ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Successor Liability
In This Issue:
Bridging the Cross-Border M&A Gap “Korean Style”; Corporate Buyers Beware: FCPA Successor Liability – A Growing Threat; Investing In the Chinese Health Care Sector: A New Frontier to be Explored with Care;...more
11/15/2012