Increased use of earnouts is likely to facilitate M&A deals across sectors in Europe.
Earnouts are increasingly common in European M&A. The growing prevalence of this contractual provision — in which additional...more
5/18/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Business Valuations ,
Contract Terms ,
De-Risking ,
Early Stage Companies ,
Earn-Outs ,
EBITDA ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Life Sciences ,
Mergers ,
Technology Sector ,
Valuation
For many years, US and UK M&A practices have differed in their use of material adverse change clauses (MACs) in sale and purchase documents. Common, even ubiquitous in the US, these clauses, which permit a buyer to refuse to...more