Sun Acquisitions

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The rise of strategic M&A is being driven by several factors, including the increasing pace of change, the need for companies to grow and innovate, and the availability of financing. M&A can allow companies to access new markets, technologies, and customers quickly. Why Strategic M&A?

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Sun Acquisitions

APRIL 29, 2025

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) can be a powerful tool for driving growth and creating business value. However, to ensure that M&A deals are successful, measuring their return on investment (ROI) is essential. In this blog post, we will discuss some critical metrics and KPIs that can be used to assess the ROI of M&A deals.

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Sun Acquisitions

DECEMBER 16, 2024

In this race to a greener future, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) are emerging as a powerful tool for companies to gain a significant edge. This hypothetical scenario perfectly illustrates the power of M&A in the sustainability sector. Innovation on Fast Forward M&A fosters a unique environment for accelerated innovation.

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Deal Lawyers

MAY 9, 2024

This recent SSC/Intralinks blog discusses how natural language processing (NLP), an AI-powered machine learning technology, may be about to transform M&A.

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Deal Lawyers

OCTOBER 28, 2024

As this Cooley M&A blog notes, earnouts are a much more common — and high-stakes — feature of life sciences M&A deals than non-life sciences deals, which only included an earnout 21% of the time according to SRS Acquiom’s 2023 Life Sciences M&A Study. Vice Chancellor Laster once […]

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Sun Acquisitions

MARCH 31, 2025

The digital age has fundamentally transformed how businesses operate, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are no exception. As companies navigate the complexities of digital transformation, M&A has emerged as a strategic tool for acquiring the necessary expertise, technology, and market presence to thrive in the new economy.

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Sun Acquisitions

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have always been a high-stakes game. From streamlining complex processes to uncovering hidden opportunities, tech supercharges M&A dealmaking across all stages. Faster Timelines: Seize the Moment The M&A world is all about speed and agility.

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Deal Lawyers

JANUARY 23, 2024

I’m not usually one for fortune-telling, but this recent Freshfields blog makes some well-supported predictions for M&A trends in 2024. Among them is the expectation that an increase in hostile M&A is in our future — driven by board room optimism on both sides of the table.

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Deal Lawyers

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Late last month, I blogged about Seyfarth Shaw’s recently published “Middle Market M&A SurveyBook,” now in its ninth edition.

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Deal Lawyers

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Here’s my recent post on The Advisors’ Blog on CompensationStandards.com regarding M&A synergy awards: WTW’s Global Executive Compensation Analysis Team recently conducted a study of the 100 largest U.S. mergers from 2018 to 2022 focused on the use of special synergy awards.

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Sun Acquisitions

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In today’s digital era, artificial intelligence (AI) and automation are revolutionizing industries worldwide, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are no exception. These technologies are fundamentally altering how businesses approach M&A, enhancing efficiency, reducing risks, and unlocking new opportunities for value creation.

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Deal Lawyers

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Last week, John blogged about the DOJ’s new “Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor Policy” intended to incentivize voluntary self-disclosure of wrongdoing uncovered during the M&A process, which Deputy AGs had previewed in a speech and multiple prior comments.

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Deal Lawyers

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This Freshfields blog discusses an oft-overlooked issue in post-closing M&A disputes — crossover witnesses.

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Sun Acquisitions

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have always been a powerful tool for companies to grow and expand. In the future, M&A activity is expected to remain strong, driven by several key trends: Technological innovation: Companies increasingly seek M&A to acquire new technologies and capabilities.

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Focus Investment Banking

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

This is a major departure from past M&A rules, effectively rendering multiple-award contracts worthless for an acquirer. However, from an M&A perspective, the vast majority of these transactions involve a large business acquiring a small business. Note that this change goes into effect January 17, 2026.

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Deal Lawyers

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Earlier this month, I blogged about comments made by Principal Deputy AG Marshall Miller on the relevance of the DOJ’s voluntary self-disclosure policy for companies engaged in M&A transactions. During the course of those comments, Deputy AG Miller promised further guidance on this topic in the near future.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 19, 2024

We’ll examine the two underlying insurance categories in this blog and their impact on the reps and warranties insurance that companies should purchase for their merger or acquisition. Most forms of insurance fall into one of two categories: claims-made or occurrence-based.

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Midaxo

JULY 19, 2023

M&A transactions involve complex processes, multiple stakeholders and a significant amount of data. One such tool gaining prominence in the M&A landscape is the Midaxo Value Tracker. In this blog post, we’ll explore what the Midaxo Value Tracker is, why it matters and how it can revolutionize your dealmaking efforts.

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Midaxo

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

M&A transactions can be incredibly rewarding, but they also come with significant risks. M&A due diligence is the process that allows you to dig deep into a target company’s details and evaluate whether the acquisition aligns with your strategic goals. This goes beyond just the surface-level aspects of the target company.

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Sun Acquisitions

APRIL 7, 2025

In today’s dynamic business landscape, strategic mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have become a powerful tool for companies seeking to enhance their financial performance. Diversification, one of the critical benefits of M&A, offers a range of advantages that can significantly improve a company’s bottom line.

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Sun Acquisitions

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) are exciting ventures promising growth, innovation, and market dominance. While financial projections and strategic fit are essential, successful M&A hinges on effectively uniting the distinct cultures of the merging companies. This can lead to a decline in morale, productivity, and innovation.

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Sun Acquisitions

JUNE 5, 2025

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) can be powerful tools for driving growth and creating value. However, the success of any M&A deal hinges on the seamless integration of talent from both companies. The Importance of Leadership in M&A Strong leadership is essential to navigate the complexities of M&A.

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Midaxo

APRIL 25, 2023

Introduction This article showcases how ChatGPT can serve as an effective M&A consultant by demonstrating how it can be used to help develop a best practices-based M&A playbook. An M&A playbook is a comprehensive framework that guides an organization’s M&A activities from start to finish.

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Deal Lawyers

JULY 24, 2024

Earlier this year, Meredith blogged about a federal court’s decision holding that a “bump-up” exclusion in a D&O insurance policy resulted in the loss of […]

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Focus Investment Banking

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Below, we highlight trends that drove M&A activity in food and beverage in 2024: In Food Distribution, Buyers Focus on Fresh Food distribution has always had its place in the M&A market. Bakery Heats Up M&A Baked goods know no boundaries.

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Deal Lawyers

JUNE 3, 2024

Here’s something Meredith recently blogged about on Compensation Standards.com: This Morgan Lewis blog walks through the key decision points deal teams need to address when determining how to treat performance-vesting awards in connection with corporate transactions — after nailing down what is permitted under the terms of equity plans, award (..)

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Sun Acquisitions

MAY 12, 2025

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) can be powerful tools for driving growth and creating value. However, the success of any M&A deal hinges on the seamless integration of talent from both companies. Effective talent acquisition and retention strategies ensure a smooth transition and maximize the deal’s value.

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Deal Lawyers

MAY 7, 2024

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know I’ve got a soft spot for M&A history. That’s why this CLS Blue Sky Blog discussing a new article on the history of private equity caught my eye.

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Deal Lawyers

OCTOBER 9, 2024

However, the parties to a merger agreement may agree to depart from the default rule, and a recent Morris James blog highlights the Delaware Superior Court’s decision in Biomerieux v. The default rule in Delaware is that the attorney-client privilege passes in a merger from the acquired company to the buyer. Rhodes, (Del.

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TechCrunch: M&A

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In a blog post, Arctic Wolf chief product officer Dan Schiappa said that the acquisition would […]

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Deal Lawyers

MARCH 19, 2025

This Cooley M&A blog takes a look at 2024 activism trends. As the blog explains, “activists had greater success in driving executive shakeups, logging 27 CEO resignations following the launch of a campaign (an all-time high, representing a 69% […]

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Sun Acquisitions

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have long been a cornerstone of corporate growth strategies. However, in today’s data-driven world, companies are increasingly using big data analytics to transform their M&A strategy. This can help companies better understand a deal’s potential risks and rewards.

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Sun Acquisitions

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, technology’s impact on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is profound and multifaceted. Businesses aiming to navigate the M&A process must consider traditional financial and operational metrics and the technological prowess and readiness of acquiring and targeting companies.

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How2Exit

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Neglected websites are those that have been built up over the years by hobbyists or those who don’t understand the M&A space. Another way to find neglected websites is to look for the top blogs in a particular niche. The digital world is filled with opportunities to find and buy digital assets.

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Deal Lawyers

JULY 23, 2024

This recent Sheppard Mullin blog addresses a topic that’s becoming increasingly important in M&A transactions – how to draft reps & warranties that cover AI issues for deals that don’t involve AI-related businesses.

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Beyond M&A

DECEMBER 18, 2024

I'm noodling and tinkering with a new (free) hobby project called [link]. To some, Agent-based AI is a buzzword, to others, they are already commercialising it. I have a simplistic view of the tech itself – an agent will perform a specific task it is built for, in a particular sequence, to provide a specific output.

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Deal Lawyers

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

John has blogged previously about the renewed reliance on earnouts in today’s uncertain environment. In fact, this Freshfields blog states that “one recent study found that the use of earnouts in U.S. private M&A deals in 2022 was higher than in any year since 2017.”

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