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What's Market: Financial Statement Reps

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According to the American Bar Association's Private Target Mergers and Acquisitions Deal Points Studies, financial statement representations are universally required from sellers in private company M&A deals, included in...more

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Financial Statement Reps (UPDATED)

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Market Trends: What You Need to Know - According to the American Bar Association's Private Target Mergers and Acquisitions Deal Points Studies, financial statement representations are universally required from sellers in...more

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Arwood v. AW Site Services: Delaware Chancery Court declares Delaware ‘pro sandbagging’ - Corporate / M&A Decisions update series

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In Arwood v. AW Site Services LLC, C.A. No. 2019-0904-JRS (Del. Ch. March 9, 2022), the Delaware Court of Chancery held that “Delaware is a ‘pro-sandbagging jurisdiction,’” meaning that, absent a provision to the contrary, an...more

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Value Claim: Non-Recurring Impact of Unknown Business or Operational Issue

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RWI valuation claims often arise from a breach of financial statement representation and warranties where the buyer asserts that the transaction was over-valued because prior earnings, on which the purchase price was based,...more

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Breach vs. Loss

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Does a seller’s breach of representations and warranties in a merger and acquisition (M&A) transaction automatically entitle the buyer to compensation?...more

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The Building Blocks of Materiality

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Representations and warranties play an important role in M&A agreements by providing valuable disclosures and allocating risks between the parties. Representations regarding the target company’s financial statements are...more

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When Balance Sheet Errors Turn into Multiple EBITDA Claims

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After an M&A deal closes, the purchaser may discover information that it considers erroneous in the balance sheet accounts in the acquired company’s financial statements....more

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Valuing Income Statement Breaches in Transactional Insurance Claims

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Once it has been determined that a breach of a financial statement representation in an acquisition agreement has occurred—specifically with respect to an identified income statement—the question arises as to the quantum of...more

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Seven Key Steps When Thinking About IP Due Diligence in Corporate Transactions

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Intellectual Property (IP) assets play an increasingly significant role in corporate transactions — small and large — and the importance of involving IP counsel, particularly on the buyer’s deal team, cannot be overstated....more

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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

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