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Mayer Brown

Navigating M&A Transactions Amidst Trump’s Tariffs: Five Key Legal Issues to Consider in Today’s Market

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The introduction of tariffs under the Trump Administration—and their subsequent partial (yet perhaps temporary) rollback—has added a new layer of complexity and a great deal of uncertainty to the high-stakes world of M&A...more

BakerHostetler

Methods To Allocate Tariff-Related Risks in M&A Agreements

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Buyers and sellers that are parties to an M&A transaction should carefully consider whether the risks associated with tariffs that have already been imposed or that may be imposed in the future may significantly impact the...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Balancing the Scales: Purchase Price Adjustments in M&A Transactions

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In the complex world of business transactions, particularly mergers and acquisitions (M&A), purchase price adjustments are a critical concept that help ensure fairness and accuracy in the final transaction price. Purchase...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Eleven Concepts Business Teams Need to Know About Indemnification and Protection in Private Company M&A: Cutting Through the...

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Privately held businesses are rarely bought or sold “as is.” Buyers of most businesses usually expect the sellers to make a comprehensive set of “representations” or “reps.” In other words, statements about the business that...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Is “The New Normal” in “The Ordinary Course of Business”?

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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re repeatedly challenged by “the new normal,” and, as M&A advisors, we’ve wondered, “is ‘the new normal’ in ‘the ordinary course of business’”? ...more

Goodwin

COVID-19 and the Impact on M&A

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Although COVID-19 is rightfully viewed primarily as a public health and humanitarian issue, it is worth considering the potential impacts of the virus on M&A activity as this dynamic situation unfolds. We are seeing the issue...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Baking the Books — Recent Instances of Fraud Highlight the Need for Vigilance in M&A Deals

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Buyers’ best defence against M&A fraud requires rigorous, pre-closing due diligence — when fraud is suspected, deal teams should seek legal advice and proceed with caution. Recent high-profile fraud cases gravely...more

Polsinelli

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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