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In light of the banking crisis of 2023, many emerging growth and start-up companies have explored alternative cash management strategies, including holding cash in money market funds or investing in cash equivalents such as...more
Partnerships are ineligible S corporation shareholders. So, a partnership cannot acquire shares in an S corporation without terminating that corporation’s S election. However, a partnership can still invest in an S...more
Securitisation is a widely used method of raising debt finance on capital markets through the issue of asset-backed securities. Typically, income-producing assets are used as collateral backing for the issue of securities by...more
Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more
Q: What are the key considerations related to any deal structure? There are four: tax effects, transfer of liability, third party consents, and shareholder approval. Tax effects from transactions can be complex and are...more
New tax legislation was signed into law on December 22, 2017 (the Act). The Act lowers the corporate rate from a top graduated rate of 35 percent to a flat rate of 21 percent. Under the Act individuals and certain...more
On December 22, 2017, the President signed into law H.R. 1, informally known as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “Act”), implementing sweeping changes to the United States tax regimes generally applicable to businesses. Most...more
On June 23, the UK electorate took the historic decision to leave the European Union, a process that has never been undertaken by any member state. While the vote itself does not trigger the process of exit from a legal...more
How do private equity funds typically obtain their funding? Private equity funds continued to have a diverse investor base in 2015. Although with a significant decrease from the 2014 figure of 68%, about 48% of the...more
We discuss below changes to UK tax law in respect of corporate debt which take effect from the beginning of this year which will improve the UK tax position for distressed debt of a UK company....more