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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

There are compelling rationales for adopting a dual-class structure, but even proponents of the structure generally acknowledge that these benefits are significantly mitigated once the dual-class shares are out of the hands of the founders and/or pre-IPO stockholders. Potential carve outs for M&A voting agreements.

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M&A IPO Shares Mergers and Acquisitions

How Common are Postmerger Divestitures of Acquired Company Units?

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

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