The 2024 presidential election is right around the corner. M&A advisors prognosticate about how each election cycle will affect M&A, and 2024 is no different. Since 1996, deal volume and deal values are 8%-10% lower in...more
The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) last week proposed more than a dozen new rules intended to decrease corporate concentration and increase market competition. The new rules follow what antitrust...more
Private companies considering going public are often dissuaded by the size requirements, cost, and regulatory hurdles involved with listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or NASDAQ. The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and...more
It is not news to anyone in the deal world that M&A deal volume and deal values fell rather precipitously in 2022 from 2021 levels. The private equity deal market aligned with the broader M&A market. Private equity deal...more
Private business owners have surely heard the term “SPAC” a lot over the last few years. For professional advisors and non-transaction lawyers, the term may be ubiquitous, but still somewhat of a mystery. They may be...more
On June 5, President Trump signed into law the PPP Flexibility Act of 2020 (the Flexibility Act). The Flexibility Act modifies numerous loan eligibility, loan forgiveness, and loan repayment aspects of the PPP created under...more
The continued unfolding of the COVID-19 pandemic has already had a massive impact on the global economy and the economy of the United States. Businesses across almost every industry have been adversely impacted by the...more
On April 24, 2020, President Trump signed another economic stimulus act titled the “Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act,” which is an amendment to the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security...more
4/27/2020
Title IV of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stability Act (CARES Act), which was enacted into law on March 27, 2020, provides $500 billion to the U.S. Treasury’s Exchange Stabilization Fund to provide liquidity in...more
March 27, 2020, President Trump signed an economic stimulus act titled the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” also known as the “CARES Act.” The CARES Act allocates approximately $377 billion to enable the...more