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Navigating the Emerging Market for Green Energy Tax Credits

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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the "IRA")—President Biden's landmark climate change legislation—created or expanded tax credits for various renewable energy sources, including wind, solar, and hydropower, as well as for...more

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What's Market: The Materiality Scrape

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Over the past 15+ years covered by the ABA studies, materiality scrapes have morphed from being a somewhat uncommon provision, seen in about 14% of transactions in 2005, to something near-ubiquitous in M&A purchase...more

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What's Market: No Undisclosed Liabilities Representations

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In M&A transactions, unknown target liabilities are typically addressed in different ways throughout the M&A purchase agreement. A no undisclosed liabilities representation is one of the principal representations in an M&A...more

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What's Market: Representations and Warranty Insurance

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Representation and warranty insurance (“RWI”) is an increasingly important feature of private company M&A transactions. Every other year since 2005 the ABA has released its Private Target Mergers and Acquisitions Deal Point...more

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What's Market: Indemnity Baskets

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In merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions, the definitive purchase agreement, whether asset purchase agreement, stock purchase agreement, or merger agreement, typically contains representations and warranties made by the...more

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What's Market: Sandbagging Provisions

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A “sandbagging” provision, sometimes referred to as a “pro-sandbagging” provision,) in an M&A agreement such as an—asset purchase agreement, stock purchase agreement, or merger agreement—states that a buyer's remedies against...more

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What's Market: Damage Mitigation Provisions

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In M&A transactions, the definitive purchase agreement (whether asset purchase agreement, stock purchase agreement, or merger agreement) typically contains representations, warranties, and covenants, along with related...more

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What's Market: Financial Statement Reps

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According to the American Bar Association's Private Target Mergers and Acquisitions Deal Points Studies, financial statement representations are universally required from sellers in private company M&A deals, included in...more

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What's Market: Exclusion of Consequential Damages

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In M&A transactions, the definitive purchase agreement, whether asset purchase agreement, stock purchase agreement, or merger agreement, typically contains representations and warranties and related indemnification covenants....more

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What's Market: Use of Knowledge Qualifiers

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In merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions, the definitive purchase agreement typically contains representations and warranties made by the seller with respect to the target company. The scope and detail of these...more

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What's Market: Purchase Price Adjustments

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Purchase price adjustment provisions are designed to reflect changes in the target's financial condition that occur prior to the closing of the transaction. For example, if on January 1, a transaction is valued, or priced, at...more

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What's Market: Compliance With Laws Representations

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In M&A transactions, the definitive purchase agreement (whether asset purchase agreement, stock purchase agreement, or merger agreement) typically contains representations, warranties, and covenants, along with related...more

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Preparing Your Business for Sale

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The sale process can be a long, stressful, physically and emotionally draining, and disruptive to ongoing business operations. Planning well in advance of the desired sale date and engaging experienced professional advisors...more

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Closing with Confidence: Representations and Warranties Insurance in M&A

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Representations and warranties insurance (RWI) has become an increasingly common feature in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions, serving as a risk management tool for both buyers and sellers. RWI facilitates...more

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Warranties and indemnities insurance take center stage in M&A transactions in Africa

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In most M&A transactions, after the parties have negotiated the basic commercial terms, they then negotiate the warranties and indemnities (W&I). Generally, buyers want the anticipated value of their purchase without any...more

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To Roll or Not to Roll: Equity Roll Issues in Private Company M&A Deals

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This article is the first in a series on common issues of critical importance to sellers in private company M&A- An equity roll is an agreement between a Buyer and a Seller in an M&A deal where the Seller (typically a...more

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Debt portability provides a lifeline for M&A

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Portability isn’t a typical feature of loan documents, but in a market where refinancing remains expensive and at times tricky, stakeholders are exploring how portability terms can help maintain M&A activity - Given that...more

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Confusion Abounds with Buyer Brokerage Agreements Post NAR Settlement

The real estate industry is experiencing a situation due to new rules relating to buyers’ brokers in residential real estate transactions. Earlier this year, facing a $1.8 Billion verdict, the National Association of Realtors...more

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Survival Periods and Delaware’s Statute of Limitations in M&A

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Delaware is well known as a favored jurisdiction for mergers and acquisition deals, and for good reason — the jurisdiction’s business-friendly legal environment offers numerous efficiencies and predictability. Attorneys and...more

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What You Need to Know About the Consumer Protection Enhancement Act

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In early July 2024, Governor Murphy signed Bill S3192/A4454, also known as the “Real Estate Consumer Protection Enhancement Act” (the “Act”), into law. The Act incorporates certain additional protections for consumers...more

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Maximizing Value: The Art of Purchase Price Allocation in Real Estate Deals

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When a business is sold, the most important overall aspect of negotiations between a cautious buyer and determined seller may be due to the agreed-upon purchase price for the business. However, when the buyer is purchasing...more

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Merchant Cash Advance Litigation In Connecticut

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The recipients of some merchant cash advances have an opportunity to defend, and even counterclaim for treble damages and attorneys’ fees, when funders of certain loans characterized as merchant cash advances sue them in...more

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Real Estate Conveyances: Which Deed is Right for Me?

When considering whether to enter into a contract to buy or sell property, you may come across various types of deeds by which title may be transferred. In Washington State, there are three common types of deeds that may be...more

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Opportunities In Distressed M&A: A Guide For Buyers

Distressed mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involve companies in financial or operational distress, potentially on the brink of insolvency or already grappling with significant debt burdens. These transactions are typically...more

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Earnout Held to Violate NY Fee Splitting Prohibition

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A pivotal decision by a New York Appellate Division court holding that earnouts based on the future revenue of a dental practice violated the NY Fee Splitting Prohibition could substantially impact the structuring of health...more

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