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Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Representations & Warranties Insurance: What You Need to Know

If you are selling a business or acquiring one, particularly in the middle market or large-cap space, you will likely hear the term representation and warranties insurance (RWI). It is a common tool in mergers and...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Tenant Estoppel Certificates: Navigating Risks, Responses and Leverage

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When it comes to the sale or financing of real property, tenant estoppel certificates are not just formalities—they are crucial documents that confirm the status of existing leases. Tenant estoppel certificates offer...more

Roetzel & Andress

Planning for the Unexpected: How Unwind Agreements Help Medical Practices

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If your medical practice is considering joining a larger group or hospital, it’s important to ask: what if the new relationship doesn’t work out? In some situations, an unwind agreement can provide a path back to...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Supply Chain Survival Series: Risk of Loss and Transfer of Title (Article #16)

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In recent articles, we discussed rights and obligations arising from breaches of contract. However, at times goods may be damaged or destroyed during transit, without any fault on the part of the seller or the buyer. In this...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Incoterms 101: The Basics of International Trade

Fluency in Incoterms® is helpful for any contractor or materials supplier engaged in international trade. Most recent articles discussing construction and international trade emphasize how tariffs can increase construction...more

Woodruff Sawyer

How To: M&A Deal Baskets and Reps & Warranties Insurance

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Negotiating a basket mechanism into your merger or acquisition agreement? One of the questions it pays to ask (and answer) early on is how that basket mechanism will function with the retention amount you will be negotiating...more

Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC

Preparing for a Representations and Warranties Underwriting Call in a Merger and Acquisition Transaction

When a buyer in a Merger and Acquisition (M&A) transaction seeks to obtain representations and warranties insurance (RWI), one of the key steps is the underwriting call. This call is a critical part of the insurer’s diligence...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

IP Hot Topic: Purchase Orders and IP Licenses: Recent ITC Decision Underscores Need for Caution

A recent opinion issued by the U.S. International Trade Commission in Certain Power Converter Modules and Computing Systems Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-1370) serves as a reminder for sellers to be cautious with any...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

M&A Playbook for Acquiring AI-Powered Companies

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform the business world, acquirors need to prepare for a deep dive when evaluating companies that use AI to enable their businesses or create proprietary AI. Key...more

Whiteford

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

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

McDermott Will & Schulte

Key Considerations for Alcohol Suppliers in M&A Transactions

As one of the most heavily regulated sectors in the United States, almost no aspect of the alcohol industry is untouched by regulatory considerations, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Whether it is a venture...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...

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

DarrowEverett LLP

Closing with Confidence: Representations and Warranties Insurance in M&A

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Representations and warranties insurance (RWI) has become an increasingly common feature in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions, serving as a risk management tool for both buyers and sellers. RWI facilitates...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … Export Controls and Economic Sanctions Red Flags (Anti-corruption Series Part...

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We have received several requests to publish a list of red flags pertinent to multinational organizations. To accommodate these requests, we are publishing a three-part series on anticorruption, export controls and economic...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Pillars of Due Diligence

Mergers and acquisitions activity is significantly influenced by economic conditions. Factors such as gross domestic product growth, interest rates and market volatility create an undeniable influence on deal volume. When...more

Butler Snow LLP

Health Care Due Diligence: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure

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Due diligence properly performed in connection with the purchase and sale of a health care entity is simply different—vastly so—than due diligence performed in other contexts. Failure to recognize this reality can lead to...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

[Webinar] Incoterms - April 11th, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm CDT

Join ICPA and Braumiller Law Group's Washington D.C. of Counsel Jim Holbein for a presentation on incoterms - The webinar will cover the obligations, costs and risks associated with all the seven multimodal Incoterms and...more

Bodman

Before You Sell Your Business: The Due Diligence Audit

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You’re a business owner heading into a meeting to pitch a potential client or customer for what would be a huge contract for your company. You’ve spent days or weeks preparing to put your best foot forward, answer questions,...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] Contaminated Sites Liability & Litigation Risk - April 22nd, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm EDT

The Canadian Institute’s advanced conference on Contaminated Sites Liability & Litigation Risk takes a deep dive into the most critical challenges affecting land developers, real estate and legal professionals, and...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Webinar] Managing M&A Opportunities and Risk for Japanese Investors During COVID-19 and Beyond - June 4th, 7:00 am - 8:00 am CEST

The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing unprecedented disruption to the global M&A market. Even in today’s uncertain environment, however, certain deals are still moving forward. To usher existing agreements to successful...more

Allen Matkins

Court Of Appeal Finds No Successor Liability Following Purchase Of Assets

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Buyers of assets typically like to pick and choose the assets and liabilities that they will acquire. In general, the law permits this. Thus, a corporation that purchases the principal assets of another corporation, will not...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Four Tips to Help Avoid Surprises in Purchase and Sales Order Terms and Conditions

The fast pace of modern business leaves little time to be careful about fine print legal terms, but glossing over purchase and sales order terms and conditions can lead to severe consequences for your business. Whether your...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Health Care Rep and Warranty Insurance: New Solutions for Private Equity Buyers and Sellers

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Whether in an auction or proprietary transaction, risk allocation has typically been a function of indemnities tied to reps and warranties and the type of credit supporting the type of supporting credit. Holdbacks, earnouts,...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Antimonopoly Law Considerations and Risk Management in connection with M&A Transactions

In This Presentation: - General Indemnity: (1) Background and structure (2) Main provisions (3) Conduct of claims - Antitrust Indemnity: (1) Background (2) Main provisions (3) Conduct of...more

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