JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 18, 2025

The European Union’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (“FSR”) has now been in force for over a year, introducing a new layer of regulatory oversight for companies engaging in M&A transactions within the EU.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 30, 2025

With an observable increase in the use of earnout and contingent consideration structures in M&A, it is timely to consider the related tax complexity. There are a number of tax pitfalls that can arise for the unwary when using earnout structures. According to the ATO, a seller, for example, may be subject to.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 24, 2025

Environmental-related risks in merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions shouldn’t just be a technical concern for legal and compliance teams—they should also be a board-level consideration.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 17, 2025

While media coverage has mostly centered on its impact on individual taxpayers and the broader economy, the legislation is likely to have meaningful consequences for M&A in particular. It hasn’t taken long for the business world to start unpacking the implications of the newly passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 13, 2025

M&A practitioners have long regarded the integration planning and execution process as one of the keys to a successful M&A transaction.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 20, 2025

Warranty & indemnity ("W&I") insurance is playing an increasingly important role in M&A transactions. Once confined to distressed M&A deals, synthetic W&I is now expanding its reach and being used in asset-heavy sectors like energy and mainstream.

Insurance

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 19, 2025

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.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 26, 2025

Beyond AI regulations generally, M&A transactions involving AI may be subject to increasing scrutiny under antitrust and national security laws. By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 23, 2025

In this episode of LathamTECH in Focus, Silicon Valley partner Tessa Bernhardt examines the global scrutiny on tech M&A deals involving advanced technologies like AI, highlighting how the intersection of highly regulated industries and cross-border regulatory challenges are reshaping national security reviews.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 10, 2025

A variety of factors are expected to significantly increase Canadian M&A activity in 2025.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Whatever the reason, I can’t help but draw parallels between the game of baseball and the world of M&A. And just like in baseball, the rules of M&A are constantly evolving, with. By: DarrowEverett LLP

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 15, 2025

On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) reached a settlement with Key Holding, LLC (Key Holding) concerning its non-U.S. subsidiary’s violations of the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR), 31 C.F.R. By: Troutman Pepper Locke

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 25, 2025

Sonova United States Hearing Instruments, LLC,1 the Delaware Supreme Court recently adopted a complex framework for determining when noncompliance or partial compliance with a condition precedent in M&A agreements may be excused. By: Mayer Brown

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 25, 2025

This article is part of Fenwick's "Buy-Side M&A Playbook" series, published as part of the Silicon Valley Defense Group's Industry Collaboration Toolkit. By: Fenwick & West LLP

M&A

Beyond M&A

JUNE 30, 2025

I recently had lunch today with a prominent M&A figure from New York. We work in the same field and have the same opinion: M&A is about relationships. Without trust, without connection, M&A turns into a game of contractual warfare. And in our world of M&A, AI is supposedly “coming for us” too.

M&A

How2Exit

JULY 15, 2025

M&A Diaries - S2EP6 - Alan Whitman - How Baker Tilly Grew from $500M to $1.5B - Watch Here About the Guest: Alan Whitman, former CEO of Baker Tilly, is what you get when discipline meets vision. Post-retirement, he advises CEOs, writes, and shares his “strategy-first” philosophy—soon to be published in book form.

M&A

Midaxo

JUNE 20, 2025

M&A success doesn’t come from instinct alone. It comes from process, precision—and the right M&A technology. Whether you’re managing one deal or a dozen, the complexity of modern M&A requires more than spreadsheets, siloed emails, and scattered notes. Strong results start with strong systems.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 17, 2025

In a merger control environment that has been steadily evolving over the past several years, M&A parties can less and less rely solely on traditional notification thresholds to assess filing obligations and antitrust risk.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 25, 2025

The persistence and evolution of cybercrime across the US is reshaping M&A in the cybersecurity sector. By: White & Case LLP

M&A

Midaxo

JUNE 6, 2025

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?

M&A

Sun Acquisitions

JULY 21, 2025

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) often conjure images of corporate battles and cutthroat competition. However, when approached strategically, M&A can be a powerful tool for driving growth, innovation, and long-term success. I ncreased Market Share: Acquire competitors to gain a larger market share and enhance your position.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 14, 2025

merger and acquisition landscape continues to demonstrate strategic resilience, with Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification data through June 2025 revealing a market that prioritizes careful planning over aggressive expansion.

Economics

Midaxo

MARCH 25, 2025

In the complex world of M&A, theres no one-size-fits-all approach to tracking and leveraging Key Performance Indicator (KPI) data. But one thing is certain: successful acquirers understand that M&A KPIs have a lifecycle. It would be easy to think that all the M&A KPIs that need to be defined have been defined for ages.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 1, 2025

Yet, in the grand sweep (and sometimes diligence fog) of an M&A deal, Sellers often overlook the critical importance of proactively asking and receiving answers. Yet, in the grand sweep (and sometimes diligence fog) of an M&A deal, Sellers often overlook the critical importance of proactively asking and receiving answers.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 17, 2025

The Delaware Supreme Court recently reversed and remanded the decision of the Chancery Court in Thompson Street Capital Partners IV, L.P. Sonova Unites States Hearing Instruments, LLC and provided a new framework to assess whether a condition precedent required by a merger agreement is excusable. By: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 11, 2025

Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification filings through the first eight months of Fiscal Year 2025 (October 2024 through May 2025) have totaled 1,362 transactions, with 148 filings reported in May alone. This reveals a transactional landscape characterized by measured corporate behavior and strategic recalibration. By: HaystackID

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 26, 2025

Key Points - - The war in Ukraine has prompted a historic surge in European defense spending. Governments in the EU and U.K. are stressing the need for innovation. This creates opportunities for private equity and venture capital investors, who are increasingly active in the defense.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 23, 2025

Delaware courts are frequently called upon to interpret indemnification provisions linked to representations and warranties, which serve as potential remedies for losses, dictating when and how one party must make whole the other.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 2, 2025

Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas (SDTX) announced the first-ever declination to prosecute a firm and its affiliates following the firm’s voluntary disclosure of sanctions and export control-related violations involving an entity the firm acquired in 2020. By: A&O Shearman

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform the business world, acquirors need to prepare for a deep dive when evaluating companies that use AI to enable their businesses or create proprietary AI.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 12, 2025

ComplexDiscovery Editor’s Note: Strategic transactions in the U.S. are holding steady, even as economic pressures mount. The latest Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filing data through May 2025 reveals not a retreat, but a recalibration, signaling a transactional landscape marked by intention and resilience.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 22, 2025

In the high-stakes world of mergers and acquisitions, minority shareholders must proceed judiciously. While transactions may have the power to reshape entire industries and create tremendous value, such arrangements can be particularly tough for those individuals with smaller stakes in the company being sold.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 31, 2025

Below is his conversation with Katie Balson, a Director at Origin Merchant Partners, a top M&A advisory firm based in Chicago.

M&A

Sun Acquisitions

JUNE 23, 2025

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) can be powerful tools for driving growth and creating value. However, M&A deals are complex and risky, and many fail to achieve their intended objectives. By learning from successful M&A deals, companies can increase their chances of success.

M&A

How2Exit

JUNE 16, 2025

E284: Breathwork, Business, and Big Exits: How Monica Garcia Uses Calm to Crush M&A - Watch Here About the Guest: Monica Garcia Dugal is an investment banker turned entrepreneur, financial consultant, and breathwork evangelist.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 22, 2025

When a private company is being sold, it is necessary for its minority shareholders to be mindful of protecting their own individual interests when diverging from the controlling shareholders interests.

M&A

Sun Acquisitions

JUNE 27, 2025

Due diligence and valuation are critical to any successful merger and acquisition (M&A) deal. Accurate valuation is essential for successful M&A deals. Precedent Transaction Analysis: Analyzes recent M&A transactions involving similar companies.

Valuation