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Lowenstein Sandler LLP

What the New HSR Filing Requirements Mean for Your Future Reportable Deals

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On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the final revised rules governing premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act. The new HSR filing requirements...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Coming Home – Overview of Going Private Transactions of U.S.-Listed Chinese Companies

Since the early 1990s, the U.S. stock exchanges have long been home to many prominent Chinese companies as they tried to attract a wide spectrum of investors and enhance their global profile. Over the past decade, waves of...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Healthcare Founders Face New Exit Considerations

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Exiting a business, whether you are a serial entrepreneur looking to move on to the next project or a healthcare provider like a physician or therapist who has nurtured your practice for decades, can be difficult. After all,...more

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The Major Shift into Minority Investments

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The venture capital markets are experiencing a prolonged expansion in both the number and type of investors willing to make minority (non-controlling) investments. This heightened competition for investment opportunities and...more

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Record Use of Add-On Acquisitions in Private Equity Is Likely to Continue as Markets Recover

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Over the past several years, sponsors have increasingly relied on add-on acquisitions to increase the value of their portfolio company investments. As EBITDA and revenue multiples on larger platform acquisitions increased...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Key Considerations for Independent Sponsors Regarding Portfolio Company Governance

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Holland & Knight's Independent Sponsors Team has seen an increasing number of independent sponsors taking part in transactions of seemingly all shapes and sizes. With increasing variation of transactions comes increasing...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

M&A in Brief: Q1 2024

In a letter ruling, the Delaware Chancery Court held that where neither the target nor the acquiror was a Delaware entity, the transaction documents between the parties could not confer jurisdiction in the Chancery Court...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

2023 M&A Annual Review

Our M&A team is honored to have represented clients in some of the most compelling transactions in 2023—from advising SoftBank on two acquisitions of public companies in the robotics space, to partnering with sustainable food...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Private Equity Buyer Validly Terminates Transaction by Way of “Accurate in all respects” Bring-Down Standard

On May 29, 2023, Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of the Delaware Chancery Court held in HControl Holdings v. Antin Infrastructure Partners[1] that a private equity sponsor could walk away from its agreement to acquire a...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

PE Firms Eye AI

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Artificial Intelligence has the potential to be the next transformational technology, and as adoption of AI-powered tools continues to increase, deal activity in the AI space will follow. Regulators and law makers are...more

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Implications of Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Decision for M&A Execution

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard Coll., No. 20-1199, 600 U.S. – (U.S. June 29, 2023) has opened the door to future legal challenges against DE&I...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Action Needed as PE Faces Evolving Web of Digital Economy Regulation

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Navigating evolving digital economy regulation requires a sophisticated and proactive approach from dealmakers. Amid the ongoing global proliferation of regulation governing the digital economy, EU and UK legislators are...more

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New Year, New Considerations for PE Under UK’s National Security and Investment Act

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Under the new legislation, BEIS may block or impose conditions on deals. The UK’s National Security and Investment Act (NSI Act), is now officially in force, granting powers to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy...more

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The Rise of the Competitive Scheme and Other Developments for Private Equity P2P Bidders

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Private equity’s growing appetite for UK-listed targets comes with the need for Takeover Code-savvy dealmakers. Amid stiff competition for attractive private targets, PE firms are competing more regularly against...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

The Tax-Deferred Rollover – Some Considerations

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“I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress.” – Pres. Ronald Regan- That line probably describes the exasperation with which many Americans...more

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The Latham & Watkins Take-Private Guide: An Overview of Acquiring a US Public Company

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This guide provides an overview of the processes, possible structures, and principal issues for consideration by an acquirer in connection with an acquisition of a publicly traded US company for cash (i.e., a “take-private”...more

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[Webinar] Government Contractors: Keys to Making Your Company an Attractive Acquisition Target - June 16th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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You are invited to an exclusive virtual roundtable discussion covering the keys to making your company an attractive target for acquisition. This is a must-attend event for growing government contractors seeking to maximize...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

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

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

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PE Views: Insights on the World of Private Equity - March 2021

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Creative Uses of Collateral Present New Financing Opportunities for PE - Raising fresh capital for portfolio companies in times of financial stress is always a delicate balancing act between attracting new lenders and...more

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Pandemic Underlines Whistleblowing Risks for PE

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In a changing social landscape, PE firms should conduct corporate culture due diligence while also ensuring the implementation of robust complaints procedures. As global businesses react to the pandemic and social movements,...more

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PE Views: Insights on the World of Private Equity - December 2020

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Emerging companies have historically been backed by venture capital funds, but as Europe’s startup scene matures, involvement by more traditional private equity investors is growing, particularly in the tech, consumer, and...more

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Minority Investments In Asset Managers

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Over the years, we have represented a number of investors, target companies and management teams in minority transactions. The market for “GP stakes” and similar non-controlling transactions with asset managers has grown...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Transacting With Troubled Companies – 3 Tips for PE Deal Teams Navigating Stressed, Distressed, and Insolvent Acquisitions

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Successfully executing an acquisition from stress, distress, or insolvency requires a creative approach to reconcile competing interests. ...more

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Foreign Investment Controls - Are We Seeing a More Nuanced Approach to Private Equity?

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Amid FDI screening regime expansion, deal teams have opportunities to capitalise on newly available exemptions, but must beware novel complexities. US intervention in the proposed acquisition of hotel-software company...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Is Private Equity “Ready for Warren?

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Massachusetts Senator and presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren released perhaps the most ambitious plan the country has ever seen with respect to regulation of the private equity and investment fund industry. She released...more

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