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Womble Bond Dickinson

Earnout Deals Surge in Uncertain Times – What M&A Professionals Need to Know About Earnouts

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The M&A market has witnessed a major increase in the use of earnout deal terms after 2021. The number of deals with earnout provisions jumped from around 20% in 2021 to 33% in 2023....more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Conditional Payment (Earn-Out)

In merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions, the earn-out mechanism serves as a strategic tool for conditional payment based on the prospective performance of the acquired entity. This mechanism is particularly prevalent in...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

Earn-Outs: Bridging the Valuation Gap

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Do we value our possessions more just because we own them? Sometimes. Does this association of value apply to businesses? Almost always. The Cost of Risk- Buyers and sellers of a business often find themselves with a...more

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Working Capital and Accounts Receivable

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When acquiring or selling a company, many nuances exist in various stages of the process, some of which are not readily apparent on their face. One of those nuances is the interplay between accounts receivable and working...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Art of the Dealership: A Legal Road Map for Buying and Selling Automotive Dealerships

The past few years have seen dramatic shifts for mergers and acquisitions involving automotive dealerships. It has been estimated that approximately 3% of dealerships undergo a change of ownership in an average year...more

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Notable Differences Between US and UK M&A Deal Terms

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Despite a recent slowdown in global M&A activity, the private M&A market in both the US and the UK remains intensely competitive due to an abundance of available capital. As a consequence, and in order to present potential...more

DarrowEverett LLP

How Earnout Provisions Can Supply Great Value for Buyers, Sellers

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Earnout provisions can be an effective tool for addressing the potential disconnect between a seller’s expectations and a buyer’s ability to pay when negotiating a business combination transaction. Earnout provisions, or...more

J.S. Held

[Webinar] Post-Merger & Acquisition Dispute Resolution - December 7th, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm EST

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Global Investigations expert Frank Lazzara, CPA, CFF, ABV, CFE, and Economic Damages & Valuations expert David Golbahar, CPA, CFF, CGMA, will present a one-hour* course, which will cover: - An overview of purchase price...more

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

The Succession Bulletin - September 2022

This quarterly newsletter explores the emerging legal topics related to business succession planning. Thought-leading attorneys from Moritt Hock & Hamroff’s Closely-Held/Family Business Practice Group share their legal...more

Cooley LLP

Locking the Box in Private M&A Transactions – Myths and Facts

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Purchase price adjustment mechanisms are common in private M&A transactions to determine the final price to be paid by the buyer. However, the manner in which the price adjustment is achieved varies by jurisdiction. In the...more

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Hindsight in the Resolution of Purchase Price Disputes and the Accounting Standards Codification’s (ASC) “Subsequent Events”...

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Accountants (or auditors in particular) are the benefactors of hindsight and get to put it to use every time they are engaged to opine on a company’s financial statements. Namely, that period from the date of the financial...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Delaware Chancery Court Decisions Outline Important Drafting Points for Earnout Terms in M&A Transactions

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Overview- Earnout provisions give sellers of a company rights to additional consideration if the acquired business achieves certain financial goals or specified milestones post-closing. Earnouts are often used to bridge...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Earnouts a Complicated but Useful Option in Mergers and Acquisitions

The purchase price is an integral component of any purchase and sale of an operating business, if not the integral component. As in the purchase and sale of anything, the seller and the buyer often have different opinions...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Mergers and Acquisitions - Key Issues in Today's M&A Deals

From regional to international $5-$100+ MM deals, our M&A team has extensive experience working with buyers, sellers, and investors on a wide variety of transactions in various industries including manufacturing, health care,...more

Jackson Walker

Earnouts in M&A Transactions

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An “earnout” is a deal mechanism used in a merger and acquisition transaction (“M&A Transaction”) which structures the terms upon which a buyer agrees to pay additional consideration to the seller after the closing of the M&A...more

K&L Gates LLP

COVID-19: Implications on M&A Transactions

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As the spread of COVID-19 continues to accelerate throughout the world and the financial markets experience increasing amounts of turmoil, companies engaged in mergers and acquisitions are grappling with increased risk and...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

COVID-19 — Observations and Considerations From an M&A Perspective

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the measures being taken at every level to contain the spread thereof is a rapidly evolving public health and humanitarian issue. Naturally, COVID-19 and its...more

White & Case LLP

METI issues "Fair M&A Guidelines" and publishes an English version

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Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry completely revised the 2007 MBO guidelines on June 28, 2019. The new guidelines, now termed "Fair M&A Guidelines," include within their scope acquisitions by controlling...more

Dechert LLP

Global Private Equity Newsletter - Winter 2019 Edition: U.S. Carve-Out Transactions: A Fertile Ground for Private Equity Firms

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Driven by the influence of shareholders, activists and competitive market forces, public companies are demonstrating renewed focus on their core businesses. Reductions in the U.S. corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% have...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Delaware Courts Continue to Define Appropriate Valuation Methodologies for Statutory Appraisal

Statutory appraisal actions remain one of the most closely watched areas of Delaware corporate law, and there have been significant developments in Delaware appraisal law. Recently, the Delaware Supreme Court provided...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Beyond Purchase Price: The Tax Treatment of M&A Deal Costs

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Recovering Transaction Costs - It is a basic tax principle that the more a seller pays in taxes on the sale of its business, the lower will be the economic benefit realized on the sale; similarly, the more slowly that a...more

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Global Private Equity Newsletter - Spring 2017 Edition: Purchase Price Adjustment Disputes: Drafters Beware

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It is common practice for purchase agreements in private company M&A transactions to contain one set of rules to determine and resolve disputes regarding a post-closing purchase price adjustment and a separate, often vastly...more

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Global Private Equity Newsletter - Spring 2017 Edition: Bridging the Consideration Gap

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As recently as March 15, 2017 (Financial Times), KPMG explained that total market capacity for M&A will increase by 17% in 2017 as companies continue to pay down debt and bolster cash reserves. As a result, sell-side...more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

A Farewell to Alms? Peppercorn Settlements of M&A Litigation

An apparently frustrated Delaware Vice Chancellor recently approved yet another disclosure-only settlement of yet another challenge to a merger, but seemed intent on signaling that such proposed class-action settlements might...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

District Court Grants Preliminary Approval of Settlement in Merger Case

The US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania recently granted preliminary approval to settle a merger suit in which Michael Baker Corp. (Baker) shareholders alleged that the $397 million purchase price that...more

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