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Construction Industry Participants Beware: CISG and CISOP and Their Impact on Overseas Procurement

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It is common for construction industry participants to source various machinery, materials or components from overseas for construction projects in Hong Kong, or to have part of the construction and fabrication or assembly...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Whose Terms Govern? An Introduction to the Battle of the Forms

For construction lawyers, the Battle of the Forms presents a familiar fact pattern. A material supplier/seller provides a potential buyer with a price quote along with its standard terms. The buyer, usually a contractor or...more

Jones Day

Earnouts in M&A Transactions: Recent Decisions From Delaware

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In 2024, Delaware courts issued multiple instructive decisions on earnout provisions in life sciences M&A transactions. ...more

A&O Shearman

Earnout submissions challenged

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The High Court has ruled that earn-out calculations, emailed by the buyer to the sellers in relation to a share sale, were not validly communicated. Earnout calculations and notice provisions - Under an earnout provision...more

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Private Company M&A - Earn-Outs: Gravy on Top?

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Periodically, particularly during economic downturns or times of market uncertainty, the private M&A market experiences a significant increase in the use of earnouts. As was the case following the Great Recession and the...more

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Private Company M&A – Rep & Warranty Insurance: A “Zero-Liability” Promised Land for Sellers?

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Representation & Warranty Insurance (“RWI”) is specialty insurance coverage purchased for M&A deals which provides third-party insurance coverage for certain breaches of the Seller’s representations and warranties in the...more

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Off-Plan Property Delays in UAE: What Are the Legal Rights of a Buyer?

The off-plan property market in Dubai has been a magnet for investors, promising profitable returns and a vibrant real estate landscape. However, delays in the completion of off-plan properties can lead to significant...more

J.S. Held

Navigating M&A Post Closing Disputes: Insights into Strategic Acquisitions

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Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have been common in the U.S. and global economy for over a century and are undertaken to accomplish a range of economic objectives by deal participants. Within the subset of M&A that are...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Expert or Arbitrator? Resolving Purchase Price Adjustment Disputes

Acquisition agreements in M&A transactions frequently include provision for payment to be made at closing based on estimates of certain financial metrics that are later subject to a purchase price adjustment based on a final...more

J.S. Held

GAAP Compliance and an M&A Selling Party’s Closing Date Balance Sheet

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Post-acquisition Mergers & Acquisitions (“M&A”) disputes are often caused by the timing of a transaction closing and the subsequent true-up of the estimated closing date balance sheet. However, with adequate planning and...more

Hogan Lovells

LDC Parent v. Essential Utilities: DE court on who should resolve purchase price adjustment dispute

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In LDC Parent, LLC v. Essential Utilities, Inc. (C.A. No. N20C-08-127-MMJ-CCLD (Del. Super. Apr. 28, 2021)), the Delaware Superior Court held that a post-closing purchase price adjustment dispute had to be resolved by an...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Selling the Family Business: Dispute Resolution Mechanisms

Unlike in litigation, most parties to an M&A transaction are actively working towards a shared, overarching goal. Namely, they both want to get the deal done expeditiously. However, it would be a mistake to assume that the...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Introducing Incoterms 2020

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On January 1, 2020, the most recent version of Incoterms® came into force. Among the changes are a new Incoterm, DPU (described below), new carriage security obligations for each Incoterm, cost clarifications, and changes to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Key Takeaways: Minimizing Risks and Maximizing Opportunities in China-Latin America Investment"

On February 6, 2017, Skadden hosted the webinar “Minimizing Risks and Maximizing Opportunities in China-Latin America Investment.” Topics of discussion included the increasing importance of Chinese investment in Latin...more

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