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Managing Litigation Risk During the Business Lifecycle, Part 4: M&A Transactions with Government Contractors

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 11, 2025

Transactions that involve government contracts carry a unique set of challenges.

Government

Government M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Management

Best Practices for Due Diligence in Government Contractor M&A Transactions

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 10, 2025

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involving government contractors present unique challenges and considerations that require meticulous due diligence. government. This blog post outlines some of the basic best practices for due diligence when acquiring or selling a business that performs U.S. By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Government

Government M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Valuation

Increasing European defence budgets: what are the implications for government contractors and investors?

JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 29, 2025

At a time of marked geopolitical uncertainty, governments around Europe are committing to meaningful increases in defence spending, whilst also looking to private capital and investment to supplement public funds.

Government

Government Investors Funds Investment

UK Financial Markets Standards Board transparency draft statement of good practice on the governance of sustainability-linked products

JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 3, 2025

The Financial Markets Standards Board has published a consultation on its transparency draft of its statement of good practice on the governance of sustainability-linked products. SLPs are products whose financial and/or structural characteristics can vary depending on whether the user (i.e.,

Financial Market

Financial Market Government Consulting IT

Navigating Recent Amendments To The Delaware General Corporation Law: Governing Conflicted Transactions

JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 29, 2025

In this episode, Mayer Brown partners Andrew Noreuil and Brian Massengill discuss this years amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law, which have fundamentally altered the landscape for conflicted transactions.

Corporation

Corporation Government Securities

AI Considerations in Government Contract Related M&A Transactions

JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 7, 2024

federal government both increased its spending in the area and the speed with which it adopted guidelines on the utilization of AI more generally. As general interest and investment in AI has accelerated since the initial public launch of ChatGPT, so too has the U.S. This tracks other actions outside the U.S.,

Government

Government M&A Utilities Investment

MoFo’s State + Local Government Enforcement Newsletter - August 2024

JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 14, 2024

Morrison Foerster’s State and Local Government Task Force is pleased to provide our bimonthly newsletter summarizing some of the most important and interesting developments from state attorneys general across the country and local government agencies and legislative bodies, with links to primary resources.

Government

SBA Proposed Rule Significantly Changes Effect of Size/Status Recertifications and Alters M&A for Government Contractors

JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently issued a proposed rule (Rule) that would significantly change a government contractor’s obligations to recertify its size and socioeconomic status under set-aside contracts and the effect of such recertifications.

Government

Government M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Mergers

Key developments in corporate governance - August 2024

JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 5, 2024

This briefing is the seventh in our series of briefings on corporate governance and is designed to provide a synopsis of topical corporate governance matters impacting companies in the United Kingdom. This briefing tracks developments identified in our previous briefings and outlines new matters of interest.

Government

Government Corporation Advisory

Hot Topics in International Trade - August 2023- Compliance Issues in Government “Buy America” Solicitations

JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 7, 2023

This article discusses compliance “Buy America” provisions in federal procurement laws and how the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) implement some of those commitments in government contracts.

Government

Government Trading Acquisitions IT

Transferring Federal Government “Other Transaction” Agreements

JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Part 42 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) addresses the contract administration and audit services for federal Government contracts. As we discussed in a prior Alert, parties buying or selling a business must consider how to properly transfer the seller’s contracts to the buyer. By: Smith Anderson

Government

Government Acquisitions Business

OpenAI's Governance Overhaul to Prevent Hostile Takeover

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Strengthening Board Control - OpenAI is exploring governance changes that would grant its nonprofit board enhanced voting rights to prevent a hostile takeover by Elon Musk. This move follows Musks $97.4 billion bid, which was rejected by OpenAIs board, and his legal efforts to block its transition to a for-profit entity.

Government

Government Profitability IT

Private Placements in Florida Just Got Easier: Here’s How

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Florida recently implemented amendments to its Securities and Investor Protection Act (Chapter 517), bringing significant changes to the regulatory framework governing private placements, investment advisors, and exemptions for institutional investors.

Investors

Investors Government Investment Securities

Government-Ordered Market Studies and Less Efficiencies: Canadian Government Introduces Amendments to the Competition Act

JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The Canadian government has proposed giving the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry the ability to direct the Competition Bureau to conduct market studies with the ability to compel production of related documents and testimony from market participants, among other amendments. By: Stikeman Elliott LLP

Government

UK National Security and Investment Regime: Government Publishes Latest Annual Report

JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The UK government has released its latest annual report on the National Security and Investment (NSI) Act, covering the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.

Government

Government Securities Investment Acquisitions

Australian Government consults on merger reform

JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The Australian Government has commenced consultation on options to reform Australia's merger regime, including a shift to a mandatory suspensory regime. Businesses have until 19 January 2024 to respond to the consultation. By: White & Case LLP

Consulting

Consulting Government Mergers Business

HSR and Potential Government Shutdown

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

government’s funding bills are now set to expire on March 1 or March 8, 2024. It is therefore possible once again that there will soon be a government shutdown, with important consequences for the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filing process and the running of the HSR waiting period. By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Government

Government Funds IT

Australian Government Proposes Monetary and Market Share Thresholds for Mandatory Merger Clearance Regime

JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The Australian Government (the Government) opened consultation on Australia’s proposed merger notification thresholds. The Consultation Paper proposes a notification regime that consists of four different thresholds—two based on monetary thresholds and two based on market concentration. By: K&L Gates LLP

Government

Government Mergers Consulting Shares

Australia Mandatory Merger Clearance: Government Decides on Thresholds—Introduces Legislation

JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 17, 2024

In Brief - On 10 October 2024, the Australian Government introduced a bill into Parliament for Australia to enact a mandatory and suspensory competition merger clearance regime. By: K&L Gates LLP

Government

Government Mergers

Governance Insights: 10 Trends that GCs and Boards Need to Know

JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 25, 2024

The latest edition of Davies’ Governance Insights is now available. In this issue, we explore 10 important trends that will help general counsel and boards navigate the year ahead.

Government

UK Government Taking Longer With FDI Reviews, but Clearance Rates Higher

JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The Situation: On September 10, 2024, the UK government published the third National Security and Investment Act 2021 Annual Report ("2023/2024 Annual Report"), revealing longer processing times for foreign direct investment ("FDI") reviews, but lower rates of Phase 2 call-ins and conditions being imposed. By: Jones Day

Government

Government Investment Securities

The New UK Government, Industrial Strategy and the National Security and Investment Act

JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 23, 2024

At a meeting of business leaders and global investors in London in mid-October, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told the audience that his government would "rip up" Britain's bureaucracy in a bid to unlock the "shock and awe of investment."

Government

Government Investment Securities Investors

Moving the Goalposts: Football Governance Bill introduces Independent Football Regulator to Parliament

JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 27, 2024

As the UK Government seeks to put sustainability at the heart of the beautiful game, in this article we consider: The Bill’s introduction to Parliament represents the culmination of several years of UK Government activity focused on increasing regulation in men’s football. By: Allen & Overy LLP

Government

Australian Government Announces Procedural Reforms to Strengthen and Streamline Australia's Foreign Investment Policy

JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 15, 2024

The Situation: The Australian government has restated its commitment to foreign investment and announced procedural reforms to Australia's foreign investment framework.

Government

Government Investment Economics Capital

Client Alert: SBA Final Rule Expected to Spur Increased Small Government Contractor M&A Activity In 2025

JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 9, 2025

On December 17, 2024, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a Final Rule (Rule") that will dramatically change the landscape for the Merger and Acquisition (M&A) market for both large and small businesses.

M&A

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Government Mergers

UK Government Confirms EEA UCITS Equivalent Under Overseas Funds Regime

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

To address the limitations of the current temporary marketing permission regime (“TMPR”), which permits EEA funds marketed in the UK before Brexit to continue to access the UK market, the UK government introduced the overseas funds regime (“OFR”). By: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Government

Government Funds Retail Investors

Guarding Against the Unknown: M&A Due Diligence of AI Companies in Data-Sensitive Sectors

JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 22, 2025

As AI companies power breakthroughs in biotech, healthcare, defense, and critical infrastructure, the stakes for companies acquiring businesses handling proprietary data, biotech research, medical records, trade secrets, critical technology or government intelligence have never been higher. By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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M&A Medical Healthcare Government

Key Considerations for Independent Sponsors Regarding Portfolio Company Governance

JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 11, 2024

With increasing variation of transactions comes increasing variation of equity providers and their requests and requirements related to the governance of the investment vehicles they share with their independent sponsor partners. By: Holland & Knight LLP

Government

Government Portfolio Equities Shares

Enhanced Scrutiny a Virtual Certainty: Canadian Government to Closely Scrutinize Foreign Investments in Interactive Digital Media

JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 16, 2024

Canadian businesses involved in the interactive digital media sector, including video games and augmented reality, should be aware of the implications of the Investment Canada Act and the Canadian government’s recent policy statements on their efforts to attract investment from foreign investors.

Digital Media

Digital Media Media Investment Government

China Stocks Surge After Government Measures to Boost Economy

The New York Times: Banking

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The government has fired up investors by encouraging banks to lend more to buyers of stock and real estate, but economists say more stimulus is needed.

Government

Government Stock Bank Banking

UK Open for M&A - Government Seeks Evidence on National Security and Investment Act Scope

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The UK government is considering steps to make the regime more business-friendly, while maintaining and refining essential national security protections. The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA), the UK’s first standalone regime for screening investments on national security grounds, has been in force for two years.

Government

Government Securities Investment M&A

Contested Elections: ‘Governance Still Drives Outcomes’

Deal Lawyers

JUNE 11, 2025

It shares the following key takeaways from these campaigns: Governance Still Drives Outcomes: ISS’s support for Elliott at Phillips 66 was heavily governance-focused. Boards must address entrenchment, refreshment, and […]

Government

Government Shares IT

CBCA Corporations to Begin Submitting Transparency Registers to the Government: Public Access to Follow

JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Beginning January 22, 2024, federal corporations will be required to provide certain information from their registers of individuals with significant control (“ISC Registers”) to the federal government, which will then enter that information into what is to become a publicly accessible database.

Government

Government Corporation

Nevada Enacts Corporate Legislation and Advances Dedicated Business Court

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 5, 2025

Advanced with the leadership and guidance of sponsor Assemblymember Joe Dalia, AB 239 updates and supplements Title 7 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS), which governs business entities, including corporations and limited liability companies. Joe Lombardo has signedAssembly Bill No. 239 (AB 239). By: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Corporation

Corporation Business Government IT

DOGE coming: Beware these stocks that get the most revenue from the government

CNBC: Investing

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

TD Cowen identified government contractors with the highest amount of dollars obligated in fiscal year 2023, both overall and by individual federal department.

Government

Government Stock

Occasional Activists: Shaping Corporate Governance in 2024

JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 20, 2024

In our previous client alert, The Rise of the “Occasional Activist,” we discussed the increase in shareholder activism through 2022 by “occasional activists” – investors who are not funds dedicated to activist strategies or who do not regularly employ activist tactics, such as institutional investors and individuals, including company insiders.

Government

Government Corporation Investors Funds

Ten steps to successful data governance in mergers and acquisitions

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Introduction - The latest EY-Parthenon Deal Barometer reveals an anticipated 12% increase in corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the year 2024, with more than a third of CEOs actively planning to make an acquisition in the next 12 months. By: Onna Technologies, Inc.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and Acquisitions Mergers Acquisitions Government

Choice of Law: Delaware or Texas?

Deal Lawyers

MAY 9, 2025

Delaware law has long been the default option when it comes to the law governing acquisition agreements. This […]

Government

Government Acquisitions IT

New Sweeping Competition Powers for the Canadian Government

JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 19, 2023

With the passing of Bill C-56, the most recent in an ongoing series of amendments to the Competition Act have now been enacted (with more expected to follow). The Commissioner of Competition has been pushing for amendments to the Act for years, following several significant losses in front of the Competition Tribunal and Federal Court of Appeal.

Government

Amendments to DGCL Proposed After Chancery Decisions on M&A Practice and Stockholder Agreements on Corporate Governance Rights

JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 25, 2024

By: Morgan Lewis

Government

Government Corporation M&A Mergers

A Sharper Focus: Exploring VC Side Letters

JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 22, 2025

By: Troutman Pepper Locke

Investors

Investors Negotiation Capital Government

Under Pressure—Rethinking Board Practices - A Jones Day Governance Perspective.

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 26, 2024

The Situation: Boards of directors face increasingly intense workloads, pressure to respond to developments in real time, and exposure to a higher level of legal risk than ever before. By: Jones Day

Government

The CMA’s “revised” approach to UK merger control and impact on M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 25, 2025

These initiatives mark a notable shift towards a more flexible and business-friendly regulatory environment, reflecting the governments broader economic growth agenda. By streamlining merger reviews, offering greater clarity on jurisdictional thresholds, and exploring more flexibility with. By: White & Case LLP

Mergers

Mergers M&A Economics Government

A Clearly Rattled Delaware Contemplates Significant Changes To Its Corporations Code

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

On Monday, Delaware State Senator Bryan Townsend introduced Senate Bill 21 which would, among other things, statutorily define "controlling stockholder" and substantially change the rules governing the "cleansing" of controlling stockholder transactions.

Corporation

Corporation IT Government

Managing Litigation Risk During the Business Lifecycle, Part 4: M&A Transactions with Government Contractors

Best Practices for Due Diligence in Government Contractor M&A Transactions

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Increasing European defence budgets: what are the implications for government contractors and investors?

UK Financial Markets Standards Board transparency draft statement of good practice on the governance of sustainability-linked products

Navigating Recent Amendments To The Delaware General Corporation Law: Governing Conflicted Transactions

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MoFo’s State + Local Government Enforcement Newsletter - August 2024

SBA Proposed Rule Significantly Changes Effect of Size/Status Recertifications and Alters M&A for Government Contractors

Key developments in corporate governance - August 2024

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Transferring Federal Government “Other Transaction” Agreements

OpenAI's Governance Overhaul to Prevent Hostile Takeover

Private Placements in Florida Just Got Easier: Here’s How

Government-Ordered Market Studies and Less Efficiencies: Canadian Government Introduces Amendments to the Competition Act

UK National Security and Investment Regime: Government Publishes Latest Annual Report

Australian Government consults on merger reform

HSR and Potential Government Shutdown

Australian Government Proposes Monetary and Market Share Thresholds for Mandatory Merger Clearance Regime

Australia Mandatory Merger Clearance: Government Decides on Thresholds—Introduces Legislation

Governance Insights: 10 Trends that GCs and Boards Need to Know

UK Government Taking Longer With FDI Reviews, but Clearance Rates Higher

The New UK Government, Industrial Strategy and the National Security and Investment Act

Moving the Goalposts: Football Governance Bill introduces Independent Football Regulator to Parliament

Australian Government Announces Procedural Reforms to Strengthen and Streamline Australia's Foreign Investment Policy

Client Alert: SBA Final Rule Expected to Spur Increased Small Government Contractor M&A Activity In 2025

UK Government Confirms EEA UCITS Equivalent Under Overseas Funds Regime

Guarding Against the Unknown: M&A Due Diligence of AI Companies in Data-Sensitive Sectors

Key Considerations for Independent Sponsors Regarding Portfolio Company Governance

Enhanced Scrutiny a Virtual Certainty: Canadian Government to Closely Scrutinize Foreign Investments in Interactive Digital Media

China Stocks Surge After Government Measures to Boost Economy

UK Open for M&A - Government Seeks Evidence on National Security and Investment Act Scope

Contested Elections: ‘Governance Still Drives Outcomes’

CBCA Corporations to Begin Submitting Transparency Registers to the Government: Public Access to Follow

Nevada Enacts Corporate Legislation and Advances Dedicated Business Court

DOGE coming: Beware these stocks that get the most revenue from the government

Occasional Activists: Shaping Corporate Governance in 2024

Ten steps to successful data governance in mergers and acquisitions

Choice of Law: Delaware or Texas?

New Sweeping Competition Powers for the Canadian Government

Amendments to DGCL Proposed After Chancery Decisions on M&A Practice and Stockholder Agreements on Corporate Governance Rights

A Sharper Focus: Exploring VC Side Letters

Under Pressure—Rethinking Board Practices - A Jones Day Governance Perspective.

The CMA’s “revised” approach to UK merger control and impact on M&A

A Clearly Rattled Delaware Contemplates Significant Changes To Its Corporations Code

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