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Asset vs. Equity Deals in M&A: Strategic and Legal Perspectives

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Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) play a pivotal role in driving corporate growth, enabling strategic restructuring, and unlocking ownership value. ...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Protecting the Deal: Recent Trends in Canadian Public M&A Lock-Up Agreements

Take-private transactions have continued to outpace initial public offerings in Canada since the beginning of 2023. As discussed in our prior bulletin, M&A Take-Privates on a Roll, a significant portion of these take-private...more

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The Evolving Continuation Vehicle

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Secondaries – and continuation vehicles, in particular – is proving to be a useful tool for both sponsors and investors. Depending on the value remaining in a particular asset or portfolio of assets, many investors in the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

State Antitrust Enforcement Roundup: Updates to Healthcare Merger Matrix; New Potential Legislation Targeting Private Equity and...

State oversight of healthcare transactions is continuing to undergo a significant transformation. As tracked in our updated Healthcare Merger Matrix, the number of states implementing or considering expanding antitrust laws...more

White & Case LLP

Firm foundations: US infrastructure M&A surges in a volatile market

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Despite economic and geopolitical uncertainty, US infrastructure dealmaking has boomed as investors seek the stable, long-term revenue streams and predictable returns that infrastructure assets provide...more

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Italy leads Europe’s high yield market

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Italy’s high yield bond market thrived during the first half of the year, delivering a double-digit year-on-year increase in issuance, and standing in stark contrast to the broader market slowdown observed in Europe....more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

UK Public M&A Monthly Activity Update: August 2025

In August 2025, there were three Rule 2.7 announcements made across the UK public M&A market and one further possible offer announced....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Strategic Alignment With Collaboration Partners Is Essential to a Successful Life Sciences M&A Exit

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In the midst of shifting political headwinds and a tight funding market, many life sciences companies are considering their M&A exit. Potential acquirers (both strategic and private equity) have plenty of dry powder and are...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

Cozen O'Connor

LOIs in M&A Transactions: Striking the Right Balance Between Commitment and Flexibility

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A letter of intent (LOI) or term sheet tends to be the first substantive document for an M&A transaction. It outlines the key terms and mutual understanding between a buyer and seller while they progress through due diligence...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Top Five Private Equity Investment Trends in US Energy: How Leading Private Equity Investors View Deal Opportunities Across the...

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This report draws insights from Troutman Pepper Locke attorneys and leading industry specialists to highlight the private equity investment trends currently reshaping the sector. The findings provide a picture of where...more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

How Private Equity Is Shaping Modern Music Catalog Deals

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Ann Chen, deputy chair of the firm’s Capital Markets & Corporate department, provides an insider perspective on the crossroads of corporate law and entertainment, particularly in the music catalog space....more

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Expert or Arbitrator? — PE Pathways Podcast

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In this episode of PE Pathways, Partners Nick Stawasz and Dan Boland discuss the distinctions between engaging an expert or an arbitrator for resolving post-closing purchase price and earnout disputes in M&A deals. The...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

DealMakers: Private M&A Report Australia 2025

This exclusive report unpacks a sample of over 60 private M&A transactions led by our Dealmakers—offering data-driven insights into a dynamic year of strategic execution, sector shifts, and evolving deal structures...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

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Crafting a Competitive LOI in Lower Middle Market M&A

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In the lower middle market — typically deals between $10 million and $100 million — the letter of intent (LOI) serves as a pivotal document that sets the tone for the transaction, shapes the seller’s expectations, and...more

Morris James LLP

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

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

Bridging the M&A Gap: Independent Counsel and Minority Shareholder Protection

When a private company is being sold, it is necessary for its minority shareholders to be mindful of protecting their own individual interests when diverging from the controlling shareholder’s interests. Because the...more

Knobbe Martens

Zydus Lifesciences in Discussions to Acquire Majority Stake in Amplitude Surgical for €256.8m ($277.4m)

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Zydus Lifesciences Limited announced on March 11, 2025, that it entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Amplitude Surgical. Reports state that Zydus Lifesciences has a tender offer agreement with PAI...more

Jones Day

State Attorneys General Increasing Oversight and Focus on Private Equity in Health Care Industry

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State attorneys general ("AGs") have long had unique police powers over a variety of health care providers in their states. Recently, AGs in several states have used this authority to scrutinize consolidation and corporate...more

Mayer Brown

Delaware Law Alert: Chancery Court Clarifies Delaware’s Position on Sandbagging and the Use of a Transaction Multiple to Calculate...

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AT A GLANCE - The Delaware Chancery Court has issued a notable opinion that confirms Delaware’s position as a pro-sandbagging jurisdiction and clarifies when damages may be computed using a transaction multiple. We...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: Public Policy

For private equity investors, the arrival of the 119th Congress and the new Trump administration shifts the landscape, creating uncertainty, challenge and opportunity in equal measure and highlighting the need for political...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

PE in Healthcare – Recent Governmental Commentary Could Indicate Policy Changes on the Horizon and Time for Increased Vigilance

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Recent reports published by the Senate Budget Committee (the “Committee”) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) highlight what the authors characterize as concerns related to private equity (“PE”)...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

2024 M&A Annual Review

Our M&A team is honored to have represented clients in some of the most compelling transactions in 2024, from advising the iconic rock band KISS and its co-founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley in the sale of all assets...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Winning Way to Programmatic M&A in Oil & Gas

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A recent BTI Consulting study revealed that more than 50% of M&A transactions are not budgeted for by in-house legal departments. This statistic underscores a common issue—a lack of planning and systematic approaches in...more

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