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Les tendances récentes observées dans les opérations immobilières au Canada révèlent l’évolution des pratiques de négociation et de nouvelles approches en matière de gestion des risques, de réglementation et de vérification...more
On June 12, 2025, BioNTech SE (“BioNTech”) announced its entry into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire all shares of CureVac N.V. (“CureVac”), with an implied aggregate equity value for CureVac of approximately $1.25...more
This article is part of Fenwick's "Buy-Side M&A Playbook" series, published as part of the Silicon Valley Defense Group's Industry Collaboration Toolkit....more
Recent trends in Canadian real estate transactions reveal evolving negotiation practices and shifting approaches to risk, regulation and due diligence....more
Receiving a Letter of Intent or Indication of Interest (LOI) from a prospective buyer often brings a sense of excitement and validation for a business owner because it signals that all the hard work, sacrifices, and...more
The Michigan Department of Treasury recently issued updated guidance addressing successor liability in response to Mertz v. Dep’t of Treasury [Dkt. No. 365480 (June 13, 2024)], a recent case before the Michigan Court of...more
There’s a tongue-in-cheek joke within the legal industry that transactional lawyers create the problems, and the litigators get paid to clean them up. It’s a cautionary reminder to transactional lawyers: if the dealmaking...more
Successful business owners know one tried-and-true method to grow and scale is through acquisition. In today’s competitive and complex marketplace, the competition is fierce for businesses with a proven track record and the...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER SPANISH LAW - I. PROCEDURE OF A REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION - 1. Brokers - A. In Spain, both parties are free to hire a Broker to conduct the conveyance process of real estate...more
Periodically, particularly during economic downturns or times of market uncertainty, the private M&A market experiences a significant increase in the use of earnouts. As was the case following the Great Recession and the...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER ROMANIAN LAW - I. Types of Real Property Transactions - A. Purchase of an undeveloped plot of land (agricultural); B. Purchase of brownfield renewable power...more
In most M&A deals involving private targets (including the sales of divisions of publicly traded companies), the purchase agreement will include a baseline dollar value for the target, with several adjustments. Often, the...more
This article is part of a monthly column that considers the significance of recent Federal Trade Commission announcements about antitrust issues. In this installment, we discuss notable takeaways from the agency's recent...more
On January 7, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit against three Texas-based crude oil companies—XCL Resources Holdings, LLC (XCL), Verdun Oil Company II, LLC (Verdun), and EP Energy LLC (EP)—alleging...more
On January, 7, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that crude oil producers XCL Resources Holdings, LLC (XCL), Verdun Oil Company II LLC (Verdun) and EP Energy LLC (EP) collectively will pay a $5.68 million...more
Oil companies ordered to pay $5.6 million for exerting beneficial control before the expiration of the mandatory HSR waiting period. On January 7, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed and resolved a merger...more
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
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
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER ARGENTINIAN LAW - I. INTRODUCTION. Below you will find a brief outline of the legal regulation of the acquisition of real estate property in Argentina, which is mainly...more
Listen as Eric Wall and Mark Seneca break down: The re-vesting timeframe The tax treatment of compensation versus deal consideration Tax law supporting favorable tax treatment for sellers...more
Get up to speed with Ramy Shweiky and Mark Seneca on: Negotiable terms when establishing a purchase price How your purchase price is adjusted at closing Examples of debt-like items...more
Join Ramy Shweiky and Mark Seneca as they discuss the key components: Pricing factors from a buyer’s perspective Strategies to bridge gaps between buyer and seller expectations How sellers can maximize value...more
Our Federal Tax Group discusses the tax treatment of deferred revenue or advance payments in M&A transactions. The tax treatment of deferred revenue differs from the treatment for financial accounting purposes....more
In Trifecta Multimedia Holdings v. WCG Clinical Services, the Delaware Court of Chancery analyzed claims related to an M&A transaction involving an earn-out component. Earn-outs are a common feature of M&A transactions and...more
The M&A market has witnessed a major increase in the use of earnout deal terms after 2021. The number of deals with earnout provisions jumped from around 20% in 2021 to 33% in 2023....more