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Your Business's Growth Blueprint: Why Solid Legal Documents Matter

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Every successful business owner has ambition to grow, scale, and take his/her company to the next level. However, there’s one critical, often overlooked aspect that can make or break a business’s ability to get to that level:...more

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Consequences of Forming or Acquiring a Depository Institution

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This second installment in a series of insights on bank charter considerations describes the consequences of operating through an insured depository institution charter, including capital requirements, supervision and...more

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Unlocking Tax-Free Gains: The Power of QSBS in Mergers & Acquisitions

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Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 1202 offers a significant tax incentive for investors in qualified small business stock (QSBS). This provision allows eligible shareholders to exclude up to 100% of capital gains realized...more

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Shareholders' Agreement: Caution When Drafting Drag Along Provisions

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“Drag along” provisions are frequently included in shareholders’ agreements. Whenever an offer for all (or a high proportion) of a company's share capital is accepted by a majority (as determined by the shareholders’...more

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OpenAI's Governance Overhaul to Prevent Hostile Takeover

Strengthening Board Control - OpenAI is exploring governance changes that would grant its nonprofit board enhanced voting rights to prevent a hostile takeover by Elon Musk. This move follows Musk’s $97.4 billion bid, which...more

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BD Announces Restructuring to Focus on Medical Technology

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On February 5, 2025, Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) announced plans to separate its Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions business into an independent entity. The Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions business is reportedly...more

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British Virgin Islands: Special Purpose Vehicles for Luxury Assets

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For family offices, high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) and ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWI) considering the purchase of luxury assets (in particular yachts, artworks and aircraft) there are multiple factors to...more

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The 2025 IPO Market

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Are we headed for an IPO rebound in 2025? According to a recent CNBC article, a major window for the IPO market could be opening. They point to prime conditions such as markets at new highs, interest rate stabilization, a...more

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UK public M&A – return of share-for-share offers

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In 2024 we have seen a significant increase in listed corporate bidders offering their equity to target company shareholders in UK public M&A deals, including on offers made by non-UK listed companies. In the year to date,...more

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High-profile deals in European regulators’ firing lines

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Dealmakers are learning to navigate a stricter regulatory environment as UK and EU authorities take an increasingly interventionist stance Global dealmaking experienced a slowdown in 2023 as the market battled headwinds on...more

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Cayman Islands M&A: on the rise

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Many acquisitions, especially privatisations, are structured as a statutory merger, and in this article, we provide a brief overview of Cayman Islands (“Cayman”) mergers and consolidations and the general requirements for...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Private Equity Firm Welsh Carson Dismissed from FTC Antitrust Action

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In Federal Trade Commission v. U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc. et al., a federal district court granted private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe's motion to dismiss it from the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC)...more

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Six things to reflect on for creditors considering a share pledge enforcement

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In the current market, investors are increasingly considering their options in relation to the stressed and distressed credits in their portfolios. Whilst mindful of stakeholder relationships, secured lenders may, in some...more

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Target Engaged: How UK PLCs Can Defend Against Growing US Shareholder Activist Focus in 2024

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The UK market continues to prove a fertile hunting ground for shareholder activism, with US-based investors spearheading a significant proportion of public campaigns during 2023. These seasoned investors with a track record...more

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The Informed Board - Fall 2023

Boards routinely confront an array of difficult issues. In this issue of The Informed Board, we tackle four of the thorniest and most topical: - How to preserve the integrity of a deal process where a key fiduciary (say,...more

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ESG Reporting for Private Companies

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As we have noted in our previous report, environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have garnered significant attention from a variety of stakeholders, resulting in increased reporting by many companies. While much of...more

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A Guide to Effective M&A Integration Planning

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When two companies aim to combine, there are countless issues that can arise during the integration stage. As part of any successful merger process, a carefully crafted integration strategy should consider all the potential...more

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Some Observations On Recent Conversions of Partnerships to “C” Corporations

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Decisions- It is often the case that the optimal form of legal entity through which a business should operate, at least for income tax purposes, will depend in part upon the stage of its life cycle in which the business...more

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State Taxation of Qualified Small Business Stock: Federal Tax Exclusion Not Always Replicated at State Level

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In the event of an M&A transaction, many stockholders plan to take advantage of the exclusion from federal taxable income of gain realized from the sale or exchange of “qualified small business stock” (QSB stock). Section...more

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As SPAC Boom Subsides, Some De-SPACed Companies Seek Chapter 11 Protection

The contraction of the market for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and the recent challenges de-SPACed companies have encountered have attracted considerable press attention. The stocks of many de-SPACed...more

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Investments in Australia – the regulatory clearance interplay

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Foreign direct investment (FDI) accounted for $36.6 billion of investments in Australia in 2021. With prominent levels of M&A activity, private equity and investment funds are increasingly in the spotlight from antitrust...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Delaware Chancery Court Issues Delman Decision Potentially Increasing Scrutiny of the Actions of SPAC Sponsors and Boards

On January 4, the Delaware Chancery Court issued a second decision suggesting that SPAC sponsors and directors proceed with care in connection with de-SPAC transactions (and potentially future SPAC formation). As a result of...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

The Importance of How You Announce Your Company’s M&A Deal

The mergers and acquisition process is often heavily burdened with regulations, complications and minute details for both the selling and acquiring companies’ leaders, lawyers, and accountants, just to name a few of the...more

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M&A financing keeps the leveraged finance market beating

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A rebound in European corporate transactions has driven a double-digit acceleration in leveraged finance earmarked for M&A (excl. buyouts), with a robust pipeline setting the stage for an active 2022. In the summer of...more

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5 things you need to know about … trends impacting UK public markets in 2022

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2021 has been an exceptional year for the London Corporate team at White & Case, with a strong performance across the practice, including White & Case advising on nearly 50 deals involving publicly listed companies in the UK...more

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