The aim of this guide is to provide its readers with a pragmatic overview of Merger & Acquisitions laws and regulations across a variety of jurisdictions.
Each chapter of this guide provides information about market sectors, regulatory authorities, due diligence, deal protection, public disclosure, governing law, director duties and key influencing factors influencing M&A activity over the next two years.
The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Richard Hall of Cravath, Swaine & Moore.
Hot Topic: Guarantee of performance in the acquisition of company shares
The background – The complex economic scenario resulting from the 2008 global crisis has affected, in different ways, areas of business conduct that had previously been largely immune from uncertainty, inability or unwillingness of the parties involved to maintain and perform the actions required of them in order to properly implement their intentions and commitments. …
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Hot Topic: U.S. M&A Activism
Shareholder activism, including activism connected to actual or potential M&A transactions, has been part of the US M&A landscape for over 30 years. However, the last several years have seen a resurgence in M&A activism, with new and aggressive activists rewriting the playbook for M&A activism. The increase in M&A activism in the U.S. is …
