Publicly-Traded Companies, Private Equity, Privately Held Corporations

Don’t Forget About Clayton Act Thresholds For Your Directors and Officers

BCLP on 8/1/2025

Recent enforcement actions and media coverage have increased scrutiny on director interlocks under the Clayton Act, which prohibits individuals serving at the same time as directors or officers of companies that compete....more

Connecting the Pieces and Filling the Gaps

Ankura on 9/12/2023

“The market is missing things, and we are not at our true value” is a common refrain we hear from company executives, both public and private equity-backed. Investors may not fully understand a small, but growing part of the...more

The Basics of P2P Acquisition Financing

White & Case LLP on 12/1/2022

A public-to-private transaction ("P2P") is one in which a publicly listed company is acquired and taken into private ownership. Because they involve changes in ownership of public companies, P2Ps are subject to various...more

5 things you need to know about … public to private bids

White & Case LLP on 10/11/2021

PE dominance - Private equity and family offices are exerting increasing influence over public takeovers in the UK, with public to private transactions ("P2Ps") making up more than 2/3 of all bids in H1 2021 and...more

Turmoil in the SPAC Market: What Private Tech Companies Should Consider Before Going Public Via a SPAC

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 5/11/2021

In the spring of 2021, one of the hottest markets—the market for special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs—has “screeched to a halt,” according to CNN. As the SPAC market grew red hot in the past six months, it seemed...more

European leveraged finance: A bifurcated balancing act: Public-to-private: Private equity on the hunt for new value

White & Case LLP on 2/25/2020

HEADLINES - In 2019, European take-private deals backed by private equity reached €34.5 billion over 31 deals - This is 14 per cent higher than 2018 and more than five times the total deal value seen just five years...more

Private Equity Set to Get Active With Activists

Latham & Watkins LLP on 6/25/2019

Companies previously considered immune from activist campaigns have come under pressure, driving new public and private deal opportunities for private equity. US shareholder activists are an established presence in Europe....more

Growth Of Large-Cap Consortium Bids Tests Popularity Of Proprietary Bids - But What Are the Challenges for Private Equity?

Latham & Watkins LLP on 1/8/2019

Consortium (or “club”) deals involving PE firms have become a common feature of the deal market throughout 2018, with sponsors teaming up with each other or with strategic partners to buy large-cap assets. To the start of...more

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