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5 Essential Tips for Tailoring Your Diligence Plan to Secure R&W Insurance in Manufacturing Deals

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It is no secret that a representations and warranties (R&W) insurer’s underwriting focus is informed by industry-specific risks and claims experience. For manufacturing businesses, aligning the buyer’s diligence plan and the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Closing the Deal: Getting Cross-Border Business Aviation Transactions Done Right

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Differences in law as well as cultural differences can prolong international aircraft transactions. Assembling a good team of legal and technical professionals, as well as an aircraft broker familiar with international...more

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Ten Issues to Consider When Acquiring a Food Business

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The food industry is generally considered recession-resistant and less susceptible to economic downturns than other sectors, making it an attractive investment for private equity firms seeking stable returns. The increasing...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Slovakia (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER SLOVAKIAN LAW - I. Types of Real Property Conveyance Transactions - a) Purchase of an undeveloped plot of land b) Purchase of a developed plot of land c) Purchase of a...more

Allen Matkins

Theories Of Successor Liability When Incorporating An Existing Business

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How Do I Hold You Liable?  Let Me Count The Ways . . . When the owner(s) incorporate an existing business, the corporation is not necessarily a tabula rasa with respect to the creditors of the business being...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Slovakia (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER SLOVAKIAN LAW - I. Types of Real Property Conveyance 1 Transactions - a) Purchase of an undeveloped plot of land b) Purchase of a developed plot of land c) Purchase of a...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Buying into Private Companies: 10 Points To Note For Secondary Share Acquisitions

Investments in private companies by way of share purchases from existing shareholders (secondary transactions) raise a unique set of complexities, which are often overlooked. Share issuances in company-led financing rounds...more

Mintz - Bankruptcy & Restructuring Viewpoints

363 Sales as a Health Care M&A Tool, Part 1 – Overview

This two-part blog series discusses why buyers looking to make strategic purchases in the health care industry might want to take advantage of the Bankruptcy Code Section 363 sale process (363 Sale) and the pros and cons of...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Real Estate Alphabet Soup: K is for Knowledge

In my last post, “Real Estate Alphabet Soup: J is for Just Compensation” I continued my primer on the “alphabet soup” of real estate. This post continues to stir the “alphabet soup” with the letter “K.”...more

Williams Mullen

[Webinar] Real Estate Trends and Issues in Solar Leasing and Property Purchase - January 29th, 11:00 am ET

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Developing a successful solar project begins with selecting the right project site and identifying real estate issues and risks during diligence. Having well drafted real estate contracts and conducting detailed real estate...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Court Finds Buyer Not Liable for Seller Under Successor Liability Theory

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When buying a business, purchasers must take into consideration the possibility of “successor liability” – that is, the buyer’s assumption of the seller’s liabilities and prior conduct upon purchasing a corporation....more

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC

Anatomy of a Real Estate Transaction–Due Diligence Inspection Period

Merriam-Webster defines “development” as setting forth or making clear by degrees or in detail. In music, the development is elaboration of “a musical idea by working out of rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme.”...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Slovakia

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER SLOVAKIAN LAW - I. Types of Real Property Conveyance1 Transactions - a) Purchase of an undeveloped plot of land b) Purchase of a developed plot of land c) Purchase of a...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

New Obligations in Buyers’ Due Diligence: Helpful Change or Loss of Autonomy?

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The Pennsylvania Association of Realtors® (PAR) Standard Agreement for the Sale of Real Estate (Agreement of Sale) is probably the most frequently and widely used Agreement of Sale in residential real estate transactions...more

White and Williams LLP

Reps & Warranties Insurance Claims – Observations on AIG’s 2018 Claims Report

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In this post, we summarize some of the highlights from AIG’s recently published Mergers and Acquisitions 2018 Claims Report, and include our own observations on the role that Representations and Warranties Insurance (R&W...more

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC

What’s in Your Orchestra? Evaluating the "Bundle of Sticks" in Your Real Estate Transaction

Acquiring commercial real estate is a lot like an orchestra in that purchasing real estate consists of purchasing many more assets than meets the eye. When you buy commercial real estate, you know you are getting the land and...more

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Minimizing the Risk of Litigation: Acquisitions

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In an acquisition, part of a buyer’s goal is to make as informed a decision as possible and to close the deal efficiently and inexpensively. Costly, post-acquisition litigation is the last thing any party to a transaction...more

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Identifying and Addressing Environmental Issues in Petroleum Marketing Agreements (“Presentation”)

The Arkansas Oil Marketers Association Environmental Workshop was held on August 30th in Little Rock. I undertook a presentation titled: Identifying and Addressing Environmental Issues in Petroleum Marketing...more

Locke Lord LLP

Covenants in upstream acquisitions and divestitures

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Introduction - Upstream sale and purchase transactions are complex. In most instances, they are based not on simultaneous signing and completion, but rather on signing followed by a lengthy period leading to completion....more

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Financial Services Quarterly Report - Third Quarter 2016: Managing the Compliance Aspects of Private Equity Investments

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International business transactions can be subject to intense scrutiny due to the broad scope of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the UK Bribery Act, in addition to other similar anti-corruption measures...more

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Letter of Intent: A Seller’s Friend or Foe?

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For a business owner, the sale of the company is the final act in the life cycle of the company (TargetCo). It represents the business owner’s opportunity to cash out on and be rewarded for his or her vision, ingenuity, years...more

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