Global M&A in 2024 faced geopolitical issues, elevated interest rates, and inflationary pressures, with expanding antitrust, foreign investment, national security, and export regimes adding complexity. But inflation receded...more
1/10/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Big Tech ,
CFIUS ,
Competition ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Emerging Technologies ,
EU ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreign Investment ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
IRS ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Stakeholder Engagement ,
Technology
In the last five years, there have been over 150 public company mergers where the acquiror used a mixture of stock and cash as consideration to acquire the target. For 25 of these deals, cash comprised between 40% and 50% of...more
2021 M&A smashed U.S. and global records. The year saw the arrival of a new U.S. administration, the release of COVID-19 vaccines, as well as continued questions regarding the impact of the pandemic, including the year-end...more
1/21/2022
/ Acquisition Agreements ,
Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
CFIUS ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Digital Services ,
EU ,
Excise Tax ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Global Market ,
Horizontal Mergers ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
NYSE ,
PIPEs ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
REIT ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
UK ,
Universal Proxy Cards ,
Vertical Mergers
On September 21, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) announced proposed amendments that, if enacted, would make significant changes to the premerger notification rules under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust...more
The sixth of a six-part series examining six specific and evolving rights plan provisions.
As discussed in greater detail in some of our prior articles, a shareholder rights plan is a protective measure used by a public...more
The fifth of a six-part series examining six specific and evolving rights plan provisions.
As discussed in greater detail in some of our prior articles, a shareholder rights plan is a protective measure used by a public...more
The fourth of a six-part series examining six specific and evolving rights plan provisions.
As discussed in greater detail in some of our prior articles, a shareholder rights plan is a protective measure used by a public...more
The third of a six-part series examining six specific and evolving rights plan provisions.
As discussed in greater detail in some of our prior articles,[1] a shareholder rights plan is a protective measure used by a public...more
The second of a six-part series examining six specific and evolving rights plan provisions.
As discussed in greater detail in some of our prior articles, a shareholder rights plan is a defensive measure used by a public...more
The first of a six-part series examining six specific and evolving rights plan provisions.
An increasing number of companies are choosing to adopt shareholder rights plans (otherwise known as “poison pills”) in response to...more
5/28/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Board of Directors ,
Carve Out Provisions ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Exceptions ,
Hostile Takeover ,
Mergers ,
Poison Pill ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Shareholders ,
Takeovers
The COVID-19 crisis is highlighting pressure points in pending M&A deals that were negotiated before the pandemic’s effects became widespread.
Last week, private equity firm Sycamore Partners terminated its deal to...more
Global M&A made another strong showing in 2019, as stock markets, while at times bumpy, rose to new highs, private equity firms raised record funds, and companies searched for growth and ways to address technological and...more