We set out below a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these developments and gives practical guidance on...more
We set out below a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place and their impact on M&A transactions. Our Summer review looks at these developments and gives practical guidance...more
9/6/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Carve Out Provisions ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
UK ,
Warranties
We set out below a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these developments and gives practical guidance on...more
Recent megadeals like ExxonMobil’s proposed US$60 billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources and Chevron’s US$53 billion move for Hess underscore the industry’s focus on delivering oil and gas as part of the energy mix....more
We set out below a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place and their impact on M&A transactions. This Summer review looks at these developments and gives practical guidance...more
We set out below a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these developments and gives practical guidance on...more
1/18/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Capital Markets ,
Contractual Liability Exclusions ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Creditors ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Mergers ,
Shareholders ,
UK
2021 has been an exceptional year for the London Corporate team at White & Case, with a strong performance across the practice, including White & Case advising on nearly 50 deals involving publicly listed companies in the UK...more
1/5/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Capital Markets ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Shareholders ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
UK
Oil & gas dealmaking has plummeted following a period of prolonged low oil prices and a steep fall in demand due to COVID-19. However, large players with strong balance sheets could still see opportunities to invest....more
M&A in the US oil and gas sector faced significant headwinds in 2019, even before the COVID-19 pandemic and crash in crude price sent a shock to the industry.
M&A in the US oil and gas industry faced an uphill battle in...more
3/26/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Gas Prices ,
Global Market ,
Mergers ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Private Equity ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Shale Gas ,
United States
M&A in Africa totaled US$21.1 billion in 2018, a slight drop compared to the US$22 billion recorded in 2017. Deal volume, however, fell more precipitously from 272 in 2017 to 206 in 2018. ...more
5/25/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Africa ,
Democratic Republic of Congo ,
Egypt ,
Energy Sector ,
Foreign Investment ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Mergers ,
Mining ,
Nigeria ,
Oil & Gas ,
South Africa