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How to Navigate Deal Delays and Completion Uncertainty in an Era of Heighted Deal Complexity and Prolonged Interim Period

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Prolonged or failed M&A transactions can tie up capital, increase transaction costs, and delay returns of exit proceeds. Managing the interim period between signing and closing is increasingly critical in M&A transactions,...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Merging without Approval: Strauss Group Might Pay ILS 111 million

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The Israel Competition Authority’s Director General recently announced that, subject to a hearing, she intends to rule that Strauss and Wyler Farm violated the Economic Competition Law and implemented a merger that could harm...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Rise in Transatlantic Transactions Puts M&A Deal Terms in Focus

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More US buyers — and more buyer-friendly deal terms — are entering the seller-friendly UK market, although the picture is increasingly nuanced. Whilst global M&A deal volumes have dipped at the start of Q1 2023, UK-bound...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Hell-or-High-Water Clauses in Uncertain Regulatory Times

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​​​​​​​In a deal market as uncertain as this one, we have seen transactional lawyers more frequently resorting to pushing what are known as “hell or high water” clauses - clauses that obligate parties to take “any and all...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FTC Chair Khan Highlights Key Policy Priorities Going Forward, but Aggressive Agenda Faces Uphill Climb

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In a September 22, 2021, memorandum to staff, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan formally laid out her “Vision and Priorities for the FTC,” reaffirming her calls for broad antitrust enforcement organized around...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Managing M&A Opportunities and Risk for Japanese Investors During COVID-19 and Beyond - June 4th, 7:00 am - 8:00 am CEST

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The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing unprecedented disruption to the global M&A market. Even in today’s uncertain environment, however, certain deals are still moving forward. To usher existing agreements to successful...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Protect Your Antitrust Privilege — Why M&A Dealmakers Must Take a Strategic Approach to Privilege

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Companies must mitigate risks to antitrust privilege posed by cross-border megadeals and increased regulatory demand for documentation. A strong M&A market has driven a high volume of megadeals across the globe in recent...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Threading the Needle—Avoiding Antitrust Violations During the M&A Pre-Closing Period

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Merging parties need to share information and cooperate while negotiating a merger, conducting due diligence, and navigating integration processes. These needs, however, often dovetail with antitrust laws—specifically, the...more

BCLP

EU Competition Newsletter - March 2018

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Early attention to the antitrust considerations of a given transaction can go a long way towards promoting the chances of timely or even early clearance of a transaction. As an initial matter, parties should focus their...more

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