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Roadmap to Joint Venture Agreements: Legal and Accounting Considerations
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M&A Strategies for the Acquisition of Insolvent/Financially Distressed Targets
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Food Venture Financing Trends Terrantic, a data platform for modern operations for the food supply chain, announced that it raised $3.5 million in seed funding. Plonts, an alternative dairy startup that raised $12...more
A strange confluence of geopolitical events, labor unrest, softening consumer demand, and supply-chain logistical issues could leave lumps of coal in the stockings of lenders this holiday season. The story begins in the Red...more
To help businesses, investors, and deal professionals better understand the evolving M&A market, Robert Connolly – a partner in and leader of LP’s Corporate Practice Group – shares a series of conversations with M&A experts. ...more
To help businesses, investors, and deal professionals better understand the evolving M&A market, Robert Connolly – a partner in and leader of LP’s Corporate Practice Group – shares a series of conversations with M&A experts....more
1. European Court of Justice rules on withdrawal rights regarding vehicle financing and leasing - In a judgment released on 21 December 2023, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) further clarified the requirements for...more
Due to new standards issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in late 2022, companies with supply chain financing are now required to comply with additional disclosures intended to monitor and understand the...more
Will unsustainable companies have difficulty accessing financing in the future? Banks and financial institutions are increasingly offering financing based on ESG criteria. Originally published in German ESG Magazine ( ESGz...more
Dealers continue to struggle with inventory shortages that frustrate sales staff and potential customers. In many cases, potential customers are ready, willing and able to finance a specific vehicle or type of vehicle if it...more
In a move to strengthen U.S. supply chain resiliency, the board of directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) unanimously approved a new domestic financing program, "Make More in America Initiative," on...more
Sam Fowler-Holmes, Partner assisted by Jacqueline Cook, Of Counsel and Senior Knowledge Development Lawyer, presented our January webinar which looked at the second edition to A Practitioner’s Guide to Trade and Commodity...more
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) on Dec. 23, 2021, published a notice seeking public comment on a proposed expansion of its medium- and long-term buyer financing programs to include domestic transactions....more
Favorable valuations are fueling opportunistic purchases by overseas bidders- Spiraling COVID rates, supply chain issues and food and fuel shortages have all hit the headlines in the months since the end of the Brexit...more
At the latest Trade & Export Finance webinar, partners Geoffrey Wynne and Sam Fowler-Holmes delved into the topic of receivables financing. Given the manner in which COVID-19 has impacted businesses’ cash flow and supply...more
Many supply chain finance programs are structured on what is called a “buyer-led” or “buyer-focused” basis. In certain of these types of programs, although the bank or other financier providing the program (the “Finance...more
The Biden administration has vowed to invoke the Defense Production Act (DPA) to increase domestic production of essential supplies needed to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this Insight, we address key features of the...more
Prepayment transactions involve the buyer of a product arranging lump-sum payment in advance for future supply of that product. They are commonly used as a financing tool in the commodities industry, including oil, metals and...more
In many cases where a supplier in the automotive industry is in financial distress, its customer(s) will provide support to the supplier through financial and other accommodations, in order to maintain a continued flow of...more
Der Ausbruch des neuartigen SARS-CoV-2-Virus bzw. Corona Virus (COVID-19) ist eine menschliche Tragödie mit erheblichen Beschränkungen in allen Bereichen des Privat- und des Wirtschaftslebens. Im Kampf gegen die COVID-19...more
Virtual Due Diligence Capabilities - As a general matter, the parties in an M&A transaction need to consider whether the target company has established sufficient protocols to enable due diligence to be conducted entirely...more
The Current Status of Brexit - On 29 March 2017 the United Kingdom (UK) gave notice under Article 50 of the Treaty on the European Union that it intended to leave the European Union (EU). The UK’s departure (so-called...more
On Tuesday, October 23, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important opinion reviving a decade-old Alien Tort Claims Act (ATS) suit based on alleged aiding and abetting slave labor in cocoa farms on the Ivory...more
Companies expend substantial resources managing the credit risk of customers, to protect the value of their sales. Many companies, however, do not always apply credit risk analysis to its supply chain, focusing instead on...more
Going international is a complicated undertaking. The steps required will depend on your specific situation and concerns. The following outlines, in very general terms, some of the issues you must consider as you begin to...more
Adjusting to the “new reality,” many companies have focused on all aspects of their balance sheets to improve performance for stakeholders. Companies have realized that material extensions of credit terms regarding its...more