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Convergence and Flexibility: LP Clawback Provisions in Private Funds

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A majority of private fund managers set the clawback limit at 25%, but they calculate the clawback differently depending on fund type. Limited partner (LP) clawback provisions enable fund managers to call back previously...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Dealmaker's Digest: A Top 10 Bulletin - June 2025

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In Dealmaker’s Digest, read the top 10 latest developments in global transactions. We offer insights into M&A activity across industries and borders. Global M&A activity was mixed in May: aggregate deal value jumped nearly...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

Rethinking Liability Management in Club Deals and Direct Lending: Lessons from the Fifth Circuit’s Serta Ruling and Beyond

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On December 31, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Court”) struck down the controversial 2020 “uptier transaction” executed by Serta Simmons Bedding (“Serta”). The Serta case and several other state court and...more

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment

Navigating Earn-Out Disputes: Key Considerations for Private Funds

Times of economic volatility often increase disparities between a seller’s valuation and the buyer’s valuation of the same company. Earn-out provisions are one tool frequently used to address such disparities. An earn-out...more

Jackson Walker

Texas Business Court Upholds Exculpation Clause—Limits Fiduciary Duty Exposure

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In its May 22, 2025, memorandum opinion, the Business Court of Texas dismissed all claims against Christopher Doyle (PEC’s CEO) and certain Blackstone-affiliated entities. The Court held that § 13.9 of the Third Amended...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

Taylor’s Version: A “Mastermind” in IP Ownership

After years of contractual entanglements, public disputes and strategic reinvention, Taylor Swift has achieved something few global recording artists have: She now owns the master recordings of her entire musical catalog....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Delaware Court of Chancery Allows Amendment of LLC Agreement to Permit Disparate Consideration Where Amendment Provisions Were...

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In Faiz Khan and Ralph Finger v. Warburg Pincus, LLC et al., the Delaware Court of Chancery held that the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing was not applicable to a private equity sponsor’s amendment of a limited...more

Mayer Brown

Management Fees : précisions sur la preuve des prestations réalisées

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La Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy a rendu deux arrêts le 24 avril 2025 éclairant les indices nécessaires afin de prouver la réalité des prestations faisant l'objet d’une convention de management fees (CAA Nancy, 24...more

Morris James LLP

Chancery Rejects Attempt to Disguise Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim Where LLC Agreement Waived All Traditional Fiduciary Duties

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Delaware permits the elimination of fiduciary duties in limited liability company agreements. Notwithstanding, and just like in any other contract, parties to a limited liability company agreement are still subject to the...more

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Court of Chancery Endorses Default Pro-Sandbagging Stance in Representation and Warranty Litigation

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In the M&A context, the term “sandbagging” refers to one party asserting a claim based on a representation made in connection with the transaction despite knowing or having had reason to know pre-closing that the...more

Hendershot Cowart P.C.

Private Equity and the Corporate Practice of Medicine: What Texas Physicians Need to Know

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Private equity (PE) firms are increasingly investing in physician practices and the broader healthcare industry. While these arrangements can provide capital and operational expertise, they may also inadvertently violate...more

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BRG Annual M&A Disputes Report 2025

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After moderate deal market gains in 2024, dealmakers are eager to leave the uncertainty of the last few years behind and enter a new chapter of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity. The conditions look right for further...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

Successful Mediation of Franchise Disputes: Factors That Influence the Outcome

Franchising as a legal relationship has embraced mediation as a pre-filing requirement to a lawsuit or arbitration in most franchise agreements. So, how has it gone? While we have roughly a 25-year history since the earliest...more

Morgan Lewis - Power & Pipes

Real-World Litigation Impacts of Contract Clauses in Energy Contracts: The Power of Merger Clauses

If you’ve ever been involved in negotiating a contract, whether for the provision of services or a $200 million energy transaction, you’ve likely seen a merger clause. They are typically universal in their use and, while the...more

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