Private Equity, Due Diligence, Purchase Agreement

Restrictive Covenants in Private Equity Transactions

Mintz on 5/15/2025

Restrictive covenants are unquestionably a significant deal consideration in M&A transactions. In the private equity context, a buyer is focused on restrictive covenants to protect its investment by binding the sellers and...more

Delaware Law Alert: Avoiding Ambiguities in M&A Disclosure Schedules

Mayer Brown on 1/9/2025

A notable Delaware Chancery Court opinion offers important insights for M&A deal parties into how courts interpret disclosure schedules. In Aldrich Capital Partners Fund, LP v. Bray, the stock purchase agreement and the...more

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

Whiteford on 12/5/2024

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

Ten Issues to Consider When Acquiring a Food Business

Goodwin on 9/20/2023

The food industry is generally considered recession-resistant and less susceptible to economic downturns than other sectors, making it an attractive investment for private equity firms seeking stable returns. The increasing...more

Selling Your Business? Careful of Pre-Sale Contributions of Stock to Charity

Rivkin Radler LLP on 5/3/2023

Charitable Giving Update- According to a recent report on charitable giving, the number of donors at every level of giving dropped during the first three quarters of 2022. The number of new donors was down by over 19...more

Key Differences Between European and US Private Equity Transactions

Latham & Watkins LLP on 10/8/2013

Munich-based partner Jörg Kirchner and NY-based partner Eli Hunt discuss four key ways that private equty transactions in European and the US tend to differ. Kirchner, a Global Co-chair of Latham & Watkins’ Corporate...more