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.
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JD Supra: Mergers
JUNE 11, 2025
Transactions that involve government contracts carry a unique set of challenges.
JD Supra: Mergers
JUNE 23, 2025
The DOJ declined to prosecute a private equity firm for its portfolio company’s pre-acquisition sanctions and export violations, marking the first application of the National Security Division’s M&A Policy.
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How2Exit
MARCH 10, 2025
E271: How This Dealmaker Closes a Business Acquisition Every Week—WITHOUT Using His Own Money! With decades of experience in technology, business acquisitions, and rollups, Richmond has developed a reputation for structuring creative and sustainable deals.
MergersCorp M&A International
DECEMBER 9, 2024
The Maltese Government has also implemented various gaming regulations that are conducive to business, allowing for a streamlined licensing process. Additionally, the Government’s proactive approach in promoting foreign direct investment has created a positive business climate.
Sun Acquisitions
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have always been a powerful tool for companies to grow and expand. Focus on ESG: Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations are becoming increasingly crucial for businesses. M&A for positive change Mergers and acquisitions can be a powerful force for positive change.
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.
MergersCorp M&A International
DECEMBER 2, 2024
New York, NY – The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) in New York is excited to announce its strategic partnership with MergersCorp M&A International, an american leading investment banking and advisory firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and corporate finance. Strengthening Korea-U.S. As the U.S.
MergersCorp M&A International
DECEMBER 31, 2024
As we stand on the precipice of 2025, the landscape of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is set to undergo significant transformations driven by a confluence of economic, technological, and geopolitical factors. Companies will need to conduct thorough due diligence to ensure that proposed mergers do not run afoul of regulations.
PCE
JUNE 9, 2025
QUICK LINKS WHO WE ARE TRANSACTIONS MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP VALUATION ADVISORY INDUSTRIES RESOURCES CONTACT US SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER [PCE was] completely responsive to our needs and [was] always two steps ahead, leading us expertly through a very complicated process.
JD Supra: Mergers
JANUARY 9, 2025
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.
JD Supra: Mergers
JUNE 25, 2025
In the fast-paced world of mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, and private equity transactions, the excitement of growth can overshadow critical compliance details. However, unaddressed I-9 compliance issues in any M&A deal may lead to civil penalties, government inquiries, and workforce disruptions.
Mergers and Inquisitions
OCTOBER 30, 2024
For example, in corporate development, you spend time evaluating potential acquisitions and partnerships/joint ventures with other firms. Will the government raid our offices? You don’t work directly on acquisitions, but they complicate forecasting and reconciliation. What Net Income do we expect over the next 5 years?
The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive
MAY 23, 2025
After years in limbo, the British newspaper is set to be bought by RedBird Capital, an American investment firm with many sports, media and entertainment holdings.
The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions
DECEMBER 16, 2024
UK government to retain golden share in parent company of International Distribution Services Business live latest updates The sale of Royal Mails parent company to the Czech billionaire Daniel Ketnsk has been approved by the UK government after a review under national security laws.
The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive
JUNE 12, 2025
The courts are starting to rein in Big Tech.
Focus Investment Banking
JANUARY 10, 2025
About 3 years ago, I joined the team at Focus Investment Banking, where I spend my time on mergers and acquisitions and capital raising within the collision repair industry. So going back to that acquisition, say it’s Gerber pulling the trigger on this $3,000,000 in sales store doing 10% margin and they buy it for $1.5
JD Supra: Mergers
JULY 15, 2025
President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) has been signed into law as of July 4, 2025, enacting widespread changes to tax policy, government spending, and social programs. based businesses and business owners, including the start-up, manufacturing, and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) markets. By: Weintraub Tobin
JD Supra: Mergers
JULY 16, 2025
government agencies. The July 8 Order prohibits Suirui’s acquisition of Jupiter, which was completed on February 28, 2020 (the Transaction), imposes. President Trump signed a Presidential decision last week ordering Suirui Group Co., a Chinese company, and its Hong Kong-based subsidiary Suirui International Co., By: Wiley Rein LLP
JD Supra: Mergers
JULY 3, 2025
government agency that administers and enforces U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that Unicat Catalyst Technologies, LLC (Unicat), a Texas-based petrochemical company, had agreed to settle its potential civil liability relating to U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela. OFAC is the primary U.S.
TechCrunch: M&A
JUNE 12, 2025
As part of the acquisition, which closed last week, Clay’s small team, including its co-founders Zachary Hamed and Matthew Achariam , is joining Automattic’s Other Bets Division. Beyond that, the AI bot is meant to integrate with your daily workflow. This group also includes Beeper and Gravatar.
JD Supra: Mergers
JUNE 13, 2025
The Department of Defense (DoD) is revving its engines again—this time to rocket past its own software acquisition drag. By: McCarter & English Blog: Government Contracts
TechCrunch: M&A
JUNE 30, 2025
Harvey, the AI-native legal tech startup, attempted to purchase vLex a year ago, but the acquisition didn’t come together, as reported by The Information last July. The acquisition comes shortly after Harvey announced a partnership with LexisNexis , aiming to enrich Harvey’s AI with LexisNexis data.
Mergers and Inquisitions
MAY 14, 2025
Infrastructure Investment Banking Definition: In infrastructure investment banking, bankers advise companies in the data center, renewables, transportation, utilities, and energy storage/transportation markets on equity and debt issuances, asset deals, and mergers and acquisitions. Treasuries, its less impressive.
TechCrunch: M&A
JUNE 9, 2025
Qualcomm’s acquisition of Alphawave, which makes a range of wired connectivity and compute technologies, comes a few months after the bigger chip company bought the generative AI division of Vietnamese startup VinAI, as well as internet of things company Edge Impulse. Qualcomm has agreed to acquire Alphawave Semi, a U.K. .
JD Supra: Mergers
JULY 2, 2025
On June 17, 2025, Raft announced its acquisition of N3bula Systems. military and government operations. Raft is a defense technology company that specializes in delivering autonomous data fusion, AI/ML, and data solutions tailored for U.S.
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.
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.
TechCrunch: M&A
JUNE 26, 2025
This acquisition aims to improve Suno’s editing capabilities for songwriters and producers. The acquisition comes on the heels of yet another lawsuit against the company. WavTool, launched in 2023, offers several tools to musicians, such as stem separation, AI audio generation, and an AI music assistant.
TechCrunch: M&A
JUNE 27, 2025
Topics acqui-hires , AI , Commerce , Crossing Minds , Mergers and Acquisitions , OpenAI Ivan Mehta Ivan covers global consumer tech developments at TechCrunch. Boston, MA | July 15 REGISTER NOW Earlier this year, OpenAI updated ChatGPT to provide recommendations, images, and reviews for items its users ask questions about.
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.
JD Supra: Mergers
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations and Mergers & Acquisitions Teams explain how acquiring companies can find a limited safe harbor from enforcement when they find pre-merger misconduct. By: Alston & Bird
TechCrunch: M&A
JULY 13, 2025
A Meta spokesperson has confirmed the acquisition, according to Bloomberg , which also reports that an internal memo stated that the “entire PlayAI team” will be joining the company next week. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Bloomberg had previously reported that the two companies were in acquisition talks.
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
TechCrunch: M&A
MAY 3, 2023
Databricks today announced that it has acquired Okera, a data governance platform with a focus on AI. Data governance was already a hot topic, but the recent focus on AI has highlighted some of the shortcomings of the previous approach to it, Databricks notes in today’s announcement. You can also reach us via SecureDrop.
JD Supra: Mergers
MARCH 6, 2024
1 Relevant Authorities and Legislation - 1.1 What regulates M&A?
The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive
JUNE 17, 2025
The president plans to sign another executive order this week that would give the popular video app more time to change its ownership structure.
JD Supra: Mergers
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
merger notification thresholds and substantially increased filing fees take effect on March 6, 2024. These thresholds determine which mergers and acquisitions must be reported to the federal government before consummation. Annual increases in U.S.
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.
TechCrunch: M&A
JULY 11, 2023
billion merger. The FTC sued Microsoft in December in an attempt to stop its acquisition of the gaming giant, which owns massive franchises like World of Warcraft and Call of Duty; the government body worried that the deal would “enable Microsoft to suppress competitors.” This ruling is a great sign for Microsoft.
JD Supra: Mergers
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
In late January 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released an updated operating plan in the event Congress does not pass a funding bill and the government shuts down. In a dramatic departure from prior practice, the FTC for the first time plans to also close down its premerger filing operations during such a scenario.
TechCrunch: M&A
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says that Three and Vodafone’s planned $19 billion merger — announced 15 months ago — could lead to higher prices for consumers, diminished service such as smaller […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
TechCrunch: M&A
MARCH 22, 2024
s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed that it’s launching a formal “phase 2” investigation into the planned merger between Vodafone and Three UK. The CMA says that the deal could lead to higher prices for consumers, while also impact future infrastructure investments.
TechCrunch: M&A
AUGUST 7, 2024
Hewlett Packard Enterprise's (HPE) planned $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks is one step closer to completion — the U.K.'s s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed that the deal won't face any further scrutiny. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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."
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