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Buyers Acquisitions Indemnification Clauses

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Giving Value to Representations and Indemnifications in Distressed Transactions

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Indemnification obligations are used to allocate risk between a buyer and a seller in nearly all mergers and acquisitions transactions. In an acquisition of a distressed company or its assets, however, the seller may not be...more

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Trends in Mergers and Acquisitions

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Trends in Mergers and Acquisitions“What’s market?” is an important question for the buyer and seller to ask in a merger and acquisition (M&A). Along with counsel from a skilled M&A attorney, having a basic understanding of...more

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Delaware Court Enforces Strict Compliance With Notice Provisions

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The Delaware Chancery Court issued a recent opinion that provides a warning for parties to contracts: strictly follow the notice instructions set forth in the agreement or otherwise jeopardize contractual rights under the...more

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GovTech M&A

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A Selection of Evolving Trends in Mergers and Aquisitions - Buyers are aggressively targeting companies with differentiated technology and strategically-positioned intellectual property....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Recent Delaware Case Sets Trap for Unwary Regarding Acquisition Agreement Indemnification Caps

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Acquisition agreements frequently contain maximum limits or “caps” on the sellers’ potential liability for losses resulting from breaches of the sellers’ and target company’s representations and warranties. However, the...more

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M&A Indemnification Provisions: Are You Drafting Unenforceable Time Limits?

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In an M&A transaction, the convention is for the seller to make representations and warranties to the buyer regarding the target business. When the target business is a private company, the acquisition agreement typically...more

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Global Private Equity Newsletter - Winter 2016 Edition: Tools for Managing Environmental Risks in Deals

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When parties to an M&A deal consider most environmental risks, they essentially seek the same goals that they seek with respect to other liabilities in the deal. M&A sellers, particularly private equity sellers, seek to avoid...more

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Representation and Warranty Insurance: No Longer Optional - Deal Terms and Trends - Summer 2015

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Representation and warranty insurance (R&WI) has become an integral component of the M&A landscape and is here to stay. The data speaks for itself: in 2014, more than 700 U.S. R&WI policies were issued, which was double the...more

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