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The Cooley Outlook for 2018 M&A

Cooley M&A

What’s on tap for 2018 M&A? Approval of gross-ups in connection with a transaction typically involves a prior negotiation with the buyer. Nevertheless, as gross-up arrangements are typically negotiated after the deal price is negotiated, we do not believe that these arrangements are impacting overall stockholder consideration.

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It’s Not DE, It’s You: 55 Billion Reasons Tesla is Not ‘Your Company’

Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch

The Tesla board fell short on many – seemingly, all – levels: directors were not independent, their process was flawed in terms of timeline, negotiation etiquette, and a failure to conduct appropriate benchmarking, they did not fully inform their shareholders, and did not properly justify the scope of Musk’s staggering compensation.

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Learning Old Lessons From Recent Life Sciences Earnout Disputes: Above All Else, Words Matter

Cooley M&A

September 2024), the Delaware Chancery Courts found buyers liable for failure to comply with negotiated earnout covenants – and in the latter case, awarded the plaintiffs more than $1 billion in damages. In this post, we recap the unique facts of each case, the negotiated efforts covenant and key takeaways. Johnson & Johnson (Del.

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Physician Practice Acquisitions: A Primer on Hospital & Private Equity Consolidation

InvestmentBank.com

For the better part of the last decade, physician practices have seen a wave of consolidation by hospitals and private equity with 2018 being no exception [1]. toped 5,000 from 2015 to 2016 alone [22] , with the total number of hospital owned physician practices increasing to 80,000 by 2018 [15]. trillion accounting for 17.9%

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Insurance Agency Valuation 101: Understanding the Essentials

Sica Fletcher

Revenue Revenue multiples are a distant second option for insurance agency valuations, making up about 5% of the recorded deals we observed between 2018 and 2024. This valuation method provides a broader overview of how much an agency makes but does not account for how much it has to spend. Valuations are Expected to Rise.

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Ophthalmology – 2024 Update: Entering a Mature Stage

Focus Investment Banking

A typical ophthalmology PPM was founded in 2018 and has completed ten total acquisitions since (and thus, is now partnered with ten practices). We believe over 400 total transactions have occurred, though it is difficult to account for all activity. The typical ophthalmology PPM is also regionally focused.

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Legal Considerations for Successful Exit Planning

Software Equity Group

Following many months of intense negotiation, if you are not prepared when the buyer or their advisor requests certain data or information, it can throw off the entire timeline. From there, she recommends coordinating this review with professional accountants to ensure you avoid any foot-faults that could put your status at risk.

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