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LOIs in M&A Transactions: Striking the Right Balance Between Commitment and Flexibility

JD Supra: Mergers

A letter of intent (LOI) or term sheet tends to be the first substantive document for an M&A transaction. It outlines the key terms and mutual understanding between a buyer and seller while they progress through due diligence and work towards negotiating, preparing, and executing a definitive agreement.

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Private Company M&A - Reverse Diligence: Questions Sellers Should Ask of Bidders

JD Supra: Mergers

When selling a private company, Sellers understandably focus on providing bidders with a comprehensive data room packed with detailed documents and information about every aspect of their business. They expect bidders to pore over the materials and come to the table armed with a long list of due diligence follow-ups and other questions.

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What’s next for AI in M&A? Poll results reveal the gaps—and opportunities

Midaxo

As part of our recent webinar, AI in M&A: What’s Working, What’s Next , we polled participants to get a pulse on how deal professionals are currently using AI, and where they see the greatest opportunities ahead. Interested in seeing how M&A teams are already putting AI to work?

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New HSR Rules Go Live: Your Playbook for Effective M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

The new HSR rules will fundamentally alter the premerger notification process, and substantially increase the burden on filing parties, who will need to provide significantly more information and documents with their initial filings.

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The Hidden Costs of Inefficient M&A Workflows 

Midaxo

From disconnected tools to chaotic handoffs and lost institutional knowledge, inefficient M&A workflows quietly drain time, money, and strategic momentumundermining even the most promising deals. Below, we unpack the hidden costs that are holding teams back, and how real M&A teams are tackling them. The hidden cost?

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Eleven Concepts Business Teams Need to Know About Indemnification and Protection in Private Company M&A: Cutting Through the Jargon

JD Supra: Mergers

These representations often serve two purposes: first to prompt a seller to make disclosure in a document called the Disclosure Schedule if a representation is untrue, and the other is to allocate the involved risks between buyer and seller if. In other words, statements about the business that the sellers promise are true.

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M&A in the Digital Age: How Tech is Supercharging Dealmaking

Sun Acquisitions

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. Virtual data rooms (VDRs) and AI-powered document review tools have revolutionized the game.

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