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Tech M&A Counsel Can Take Precautions as Regulators Propose Reversing Approved Deals

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Federal Trade Commission regulators have both proposed reversing previously approved mergers and acquisitions by tech giants. In-house counsel can spot red flags and alter or block deals before their company ends up in a subsidiary fire sale.
3 minute read

International Edition

Eversheds Joins Magic Circle Duo Advising On £1.6 Billion Bank Tie-Up

OneSavings Bank and Charter Court Financial Services are in late-stage talks for a £1.6 billion merger.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY's Freeze-Out Mergers Offer Limited Rights and Recourse for LLC Minority Members

In New York in particular, minority members of limited liability companies run the risk of being involuntarily cashed out of the company in a “freeze-out” merger or “midnight merger,” wherein a merger takes place in secrecy—proverbially overnight—without prior notice to the minority members.
8 minute read

Legaltech News

The Brave New World of Cybersecurity in M&A Due Diligence: Pitfalls and Opportunities

Like poorly-behaved school children, new technologies and intellectual property are increasingly disrupting the M&A establishment. Cybersecurity has become the latest disruptive newcomer to the M&A party.
9 minute read

International Edition

Second Magic Circle Firm Enters $3.3BN Battle For RPC as Apollo Snubbed

American plastics group Berry Global trumps offer from private equity firm Apollo.
2 minute read

International Edition

Brexit Fears Take Shine Off Strong Year for Irish M&A Deals

Despite record deal levels the rate slowed sharply in the final months of last year as Brexit, among other factors, took its toll.
2 minute read

International Edition

The Transfer Window: Hires For DLA Piper, Pinsents and KPMG

All the latest moves at top international and City firms.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Five Keys to Analyzing a Material Adverse Effect

While parties to large purchase or merger transactions typically include material adverse effect (MAE) clauses in their agreements, there is little in the law for what establishes a “material adverse effect.” Parties to such transactions can find some guidance from the recent decision in 'Akorn v. Fresenius Kabi AG', which marked the first Delaware state court case to uphold a buyer's right to terminate a merger agreement on the basis of an MAE.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Jones Day Picks Up 2 Greenberg Traurig M&A Defectors in Miami

Lorne Cantor and Evan Kanter expand Jones Day's Miami office, arriving as partners in the mergers and acquisitions practice.
2 minute read

International Edition

A&O Trumps Linklaters for FTSE 100 Clients

Slaughters retains the lead as the two magic circle firms grapple for outright second place.
2 minute read

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