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Jenner & Block

Client Alert: FTC Challenges Medical Device Coating Transaction

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On March 7, 2025, the FTC filed a complaint in federal court seeking to block GTCR BC Holdings, LLC, a Chicago private equity firm, from acquiring Surmodics, Inc. The FTC alleges that Surmodics is the leading provider of a...more

White & Case LLP

Escrow arrangements in high yield bond transactions – a deep dive into the mechanics, benefits and key considerations

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European Leveraged Finance Client Alert Series: September 2021 - White & Case explores the use of escrows in the leveraged finance market, offering issuers and investors practical guidance on the mechanics, protections and...more

Allen Matkins

When One Party's Professional Decides The Sufficiency Of That Party's Performance

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Often parties to a contract will agree that a third party will make the final call as to whether an obligation has been performed or an amount to be determined post-closing.  In California, it has long been held that the...more

Williams Mullen

Data Due Diligence In M&A Transactions: Ownership Rights in Data

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As data are quickly becoming a significant corporate asset, lawyers in corporate transactions need to consider the legal risks associated with data. Failure to understand and address these risks can result in significant...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Government Contractor M&A Deals Beware

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Recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) protest decision on standing holds key implications for government contract asset deals. GAO held that contractor who had sold relevant contract assets to another company...more

Jones Day

DOJ Announces Merger Process Reforms: Déjà Vu All Over Again?

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The Situation: Between 2013 and 2017, the average length of a U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") Antitrust Division merger review increased 65 percent to 10.8 months. The Response: DOJ announced reforms to improve...more

King & Spalding

Tokyo Dispute Resolution & Crisis Management Newsletter – March 2017

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US Department of Justice Issues New Corporate Compliance Guidelines - Criteria for the Criminal Division’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs - Introduction - Recently, and without the fanfare that often...more

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DOJ Issues New Corporate Compliance Guidelines; Document Outlines Criteria for the Criminal Division’s Evaluation of Corporate...

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Recently, and without the fanfare that often accompanies new policy guidance regarding corporate fraud, the Fraud Section of the Department of Justice posted a document on its website entitled “Evaluation of Corporate...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

New York Court of Appeals Rejects More General Application of Common-Interest Privilege in M&A Settings

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New York’s highest court has rejected an attempt to expand the state’s common-interest doctrine, and reinstated the New York rule that the doctrine only applies in the context of actual or threatened litigation. Citing the...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Creativity and Controlled Risk: A Recipe for a Successful M&A Transaction

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One prevailing theme in merger and/or acquisition (M&A) transactions is risk allocation. How much risk is either the buyer or seller willing to assume? And, separately, what level of risk must either party assume in order to...more

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