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ONSC Denies Claim for Acceleration of Earn-Out Payment

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The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently released its decision in Project Freeway Inc. v ABC Technologies Inc. (2025 ONSC 1048), addressing whether certain post-closing transactions triggered the acceleration of an...more

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The Importance of Drafting Precise Earnout Provisions in M&A Transactions

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In spring 2019, Pacira Biosciences, Inc. (Pacira) acquired MyoScience, Inc. (MyoScience). At the time of the merger, MyoScience only had one product, called “iovera,” which is a handheld device used primarily for pain relief....more

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English Court Rules On COVID-19 Material Adverse Effect In M&A Transaction

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On 12 October 2020, the Commercial Court handed down judgment in the first case in which the English courts have had to consider whether COVID-19 resulted in a material adverse effect (“MAE”) (Travelport Ltd & Ors v WEX Inc...more

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Will COVID-19 Qualify as a ‘Material Adverse Effect’?

The pandemic and associated lockdown orders changed economic projections virtually overnight. As a result, organizations which were under contract at the onset of COVID-19 – e.g., to merge with or acquire another entity or...more

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