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How Common are Postmerger Divestitures of Acquired Company Units?

M&A Leadership Council

AUGUST 15, 2022

Few companies divest units immediately following an acquisition (unless they are compelled to do so by antitrust regulators), but many companies divest them eventually. In any given year, nearly half of the acquisitions that occur come about because the sellers are divesting a company unit. Sometimes spin-offs precede mergers.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and Acquisitions IPO M&A Initial Public Offering

Transfer Traps: Considerations for Dual-Class Companies Contemplating M&A Transactions

Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The rise of founder-led, venture capital-backed companies in recent years has coincided with a surge of companies implementing dual-class share structures in connection with their initial public offerings. We now turn to the exceptions in dual-class charter transfer provisions that may be available to eliminate this risk.

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M&A IPO Shares Mergers and Acquisitions

Investment Banking Today

How Common are Postmerger Divestitures of Acquired Company Units?

Transfer Traps: Considerations for Dual-Class Companies Contemplating M&A Transactions

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