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Rising tides: Asia-Pacific PE market grows in the face of global uncertainty

White & Case LLP on 6/23/2025

APAC private equity markets have entered a holding pattern as firms face global trade and tariff uncertainty, but sophisticated managers are uncovering opportunities for investing in high-quality assets at attractive...more

FTC Finalizes Major Overhaul and Expansion of HSR Act Reporting Requirements

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 10/17/2024

On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”), with the Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s concurrence, released a Final Rule containing long-anticipated revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act...more

Heard at the 2024 Antitrust Law Section Spring Meeting: Part I

McDermott Will & Schulte on 4/12/2024

The American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section’s annual Spring Meeting is underway in Washington, DC. The annual Spring Meeting features updates from federal, state and international antitrust enforcers and extensive...more

How DOJ's Safe Harbor Policy Rewards Honesty Within M&A Deals

DarrowEverett LLP on 1/23/2024

Be you a merger and acquisition attorney, corporate compliance officer, or counsel to an acquiring entity or target entity, you should review the Department of Justice’s new Merger and Acquisition Safe Harbor Policy...more

International bidders bolster German M&A

White & Case LLP on 9/27/2023

Amid a challenging economic climate, international buyers prompted by the energy transition target mainstay sectors including industrials & chemicals and automotive - German M&A has been negatively impacted by an array of...more

Reverberations from the falling dominos of SVB, Signature and Silvergate are felt on European shores

White & Case LLP on 9/20/2023

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Banks - Top 3 drivers of UK and European bank M&A in the past 12 months: - Regional & domestic consolidation across Europe: >50 domestic bank...more

Spanish M&A resists market pressures in H1

White & Case LLP on 8/17/2023

Dealmakers across Europe were hampered by elevated core inflation rates and a darkening economic outlook in the first half of 2023. The constrained financing environment has put a check on dealmaking activity across the...more

HPE Miami 2023 | Current Issues and Trends in Purchase Agreement Negotiations and Rep & Warranty Insurance

McDermott Will & Schulte on 3/24/2023

During this session, Gregory Metz, partner and co-head of McDermott’s Private Equity Practice Group, and Partner Michael McStay moderated a panel that discussed current issues and trends in purchase agreement negotiations and...more

Renewables push drives M&A in Japan’s energy sector

White & Case LLP on 5/6/2022

Ambitious decarbonization targets and high investment returns are drawing interest from both local and international buyers - M&A in Japan’s energy and utilities sectors has reached a new peak in recent years, with 24 deals...more

Australian M&A delivers groundbreaking year

White & Case LLP on 3/8/2022

Australian M&A returned to full power in 2021, following a dip in activity in 2020 as the pandemic took hold. Deal activity within the country exceeded even the most ambitious predictions, with a total of US$256 billion in...more

PPP Loans and M&A Transactions: Considerations for Lenders and Buyers

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on 9/5/2020

Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) loans are Small Business Administration (SBA) Section 7(a) loans. Consequently, they are subject to the same regulatory guidelines that generally apply to Section 7(a) loans....more

Delaware Court of Chancery Declines to Find a Material Adverse Effect and Orders Specific Performance of a Merger

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 1/7/2020

On December 18, 2019, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a 119-page post-trial memorandum opinion 1) rejecting a buyer's argument that the target company had breached representations and warranties in the parties' merger...more

Planning for Cybersecurity Risks in M&A Transactions

K&L Gates LLP on 11/16/2017

A glance at any media outlet shows that cyber risk is pervasive and increasing, and that virtually no company is immune to a cyber incident. Almost all companies and associations collect and store some type of data, whether...more

5 Key Takeaways: IP Considerations in M&A Transactions

Kilpatrick on 11/3/2017

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the digital era increasingly involve a number of significant intellectual property (“IP”) issues. It is critical to a successful M&A transaction for in-house counsel to involve experienced IP...more

Reps & Warranties Insurance In M&A Deals – Getting the Deal Done

McGuireWoods LLP on 3/6/2017

Note: This is the first in a series of posts that will discuss the use of RWI in Mergers & Acquisitions. Essential to a buyer’s and seller’s evaluation of the purchase and sale of a company is the allocation of...more

Bass, Berry & Sims Releases Securities & Shareholder Litigation 2017: A Look Ahead

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 2/26/2017

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC announces the release of its annual "Securities & Shareholder Litigation 2017: A Look Ahead," a high-level report that covers recent developments and offers best practices for the year ahead. The newly...more

The Top 10 Questions Facing the LNG Industry in 2016

King & Spalding on 1/13/2016

Although continuing low oil prices affect the LNG industry in expected ways (e.g., delays and cancellations in the development of LNG export projects) and unexpected ways (e.g., take-overs between major players in an already...more

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