M & A Nuggets
M&A Nuggets: Fair Notice
This nugget covers one of the mundane but important procedural aspects of a purchase agreement, called “Notice”. Every purchase agreement…
Read MoreM & A Nuggets: The Winds Of Trade Wars
Trade wars have been in the news this year, primarily the imposition of tariffs on the import of products from…
Read MoreM&A Nuggets: Indemnification – The Seller’s Risk, The Buyer’s Shield
A large part of any agreement for the purchase and sale of a business relates to indemnification. But what exactly…
Read MoreM&A Nuggets: Taxing Matters – The 336 Election
Most corporate buyers of businesses know about the 338(h)(10) tax election available under the Internal Revenue Code. The 338(h)(10) election…
Read MoreM&A Nuggets: A Shrinking World
The merger boom in recent years has included a significant uptick in cross-border transactions, whether by a foreign company acquiring…
Read MoreM&A Nuggets: Due Diligence – Buyer
Most due diligence in M&A transactions revolves around the buyer seeking information from the seller, rightfully so. It is also…
Read MoreM&A Nugget: Earnouts – Purchase Price Or Not
Most M & A transactions involve an earnout whereby part of the purchase price is paid to the seller after…
Read MoreM&A Nugget: The Best Fit
Most business transitions are accomplished by a sale to a third party. The merger and acquisition is, however, one of…
Read MoreM&A Nugget: Murphy’s Law
Murphy’s Law – an old adage typically restated as “anything that can go wrong will go wrong”. The origin of…
Read MoreM&A Nugget: SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS (Or Every Word Matters)
Sometimes, clients ask their counsel to provide a quick review of a purchase agreement, a summary, or to “just focus…
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