Andrew Symons joins DWF London Global Risks team as insurance partner
DWF, a global provider of integrated legal and business services, has announced the addition of Andrew Symons to the London Global Risks team as insurance partner. Well established in the […]
Key Considerations for Environmental Transactions: Seeing the Forest and Not Just the Trees | Beveridge & Diamond PC
Corporate mergers, asset acquisitions, and divestitures often include a variety of environmental components or considerations – some of which can be nuanced – that can affect and can be affected […]
Cyber risk: Directors’ duties and implications for M&A
On 18 September 2023, ASIC Chair Joe Longo addressed the Australian Financial Review Cyber Summit on the topic of cyber preparedness. His message was stark and should prompt immediate action […]
Using tax liability insurance to maximise value in an M&A transaction and beyond
While more organisations are purchasing tax liability insurance to ring-fence identified tax risks during a merger or acquisition (M&A), there is limited awareness of the benefits of this type of […]
Cross-Border M&A Lawyers Say Due Diligence Is Key
Almost one-third of the deals that M&A lawyers work on involve an international party, according to responses to Bloomberg Law’s most recent State of Practice survey. Since investors tend to […]
Private Equity 2023 – Shareholders
1. Transaction Activity 1.1 Private Equity Transactions and M&A Deals in General Vietnam is still thriving as an attractive market for private equity (PE). Deal sizes are getting bigger, with […]
Challenges of Mergers and Acquisitions in Ocean Shipping
Significant assets, intricate ownership structures, multinational operations, overlapping regulatory schemes, disparate time zones, and differing transaction customs are just a few of the macro challenges that make mergers and acquisitions […]
Practical takeaways when negotiating sandbagging provisions in Canadian Private M&A transactions
M&A lawyers carefully negotiate representations (reps) and warranties in M&A agreements. In many agreements, if the reps and warranties are not materially accurate at closing, the buyer is not obliged […]
ANALYSIS: Reps & Warranties Insurance: M&A Lawyers Weigh In
Deal lawyers reported an increase in the use of representations and warranties insurance (RWI) in agreements over the past three years in Bloomberg Law’s most recent State of Practice survey. […]
R&W market faces potential $1bn claim from EQT telecoms deal
The representation and warranties (R&W) market is braced for a claim that sources estimated could potentially reach $1bn, lodged by private equity firm EQT on a US telecoms deal from […]
