Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

For instance, consider Tesla's acquisition of SolarCity in 2016. Remember the tumultuous acquisition attempt of Unilever by Kraft Heinz in 2017? Bankers, when guiding a company through a merger or acquisition, usually charge a retainer fee to ensure their intensive labor is compensated, like in the AT&T-Time Warner deal of 2018.

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Cooley M&A

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Over the last decade the use of R&W insurance in merger and acquisition transactions has grown exponentially. From 2008 to 2018, the total R&W policies bound per year in North America rose from 40 deals, providing $541 million of coverage to 1500+ R&W insurance transactions, providing aggregate coverage of $38.6

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 24, 2020

In the wake of record-setting volume and value metrics in 2018, practitioners eyed the 2019 deal market with healthy skepticism. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are particularly focused on acquisitions of “nascent technologies” by incumbent high-tech platforms. Detailed below are our “notes from the field” for tech M&A in 2019.

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

In public M&A, some provisions in merger agreements become near-universal as practitioners study precedents and react to case law. 2018), available at [link]. [2] 2018), available at [link]. [2] 2018-0730-JRS (Sept. That is an enduring aspect of the sport: if you see a game-changer, use it. 9, 2019). [4]

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Cooley M&A

MAY 5, 2020

In 2017, the Company began experiencing financial difficulty as it worked to update its flagship product, and in early 2018 it formed a special committee of its three independent directors to consider options for additional ways to raise capital. The Company and the Acquiror entered into a definitive merger agreement on October 31 st.

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Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 13, 2023

The company itself was formed in 2018 by another PE firm, General Atlantic, which is selling out of its position in the new deal. There has been a marked increase in PE acquisition and consolidation of oncology practices over the past two decades,” said Dr. Michael Milligan, a radiation oncology resident physician who led the study.

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Cooley M&A

MAY 11, 2020

billion merger of equals in early April and go their separate ways. “It billion merger. Finally, on May 6, 2020, they announced an amended merger agreement whereby BorgWarner consented to the revolver draw and Delphi agreed to a 5% reduction in the exchange ratio. It Was a Mutual Breakup, I Swear – Amherst/Front Yard.”

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

5] Accordingly, definitive agreements for public company acquisitions almost universally contain a condition to the closing of the transaction that such stockholder approval has been obtained. Stockholder litigation. As always, ambiguity begets litigation. Best practice: Include a carve out in your transfer provisions.

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Cooley M&A

OCTOBER 29, 2020

As reflected in Chart 1 , 102 SPAC IPOs have been announced this year as of September 18, 2020—almost double the number of SPAC IPOs in all of last year (and more than double the number of SPAC IPOs in 2018). Once a SPAC sponsor is chosen, a business combination agreement can typically be lined up and announced within six weeks. Larger PIPEs.

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Cooley M&A

JULY 9, 2021

The Regal appraisal proceeding arose from Cineworld’s acquisition of Regal Entertainment Group in February 2018. To determine the fair value of Regal’s common stock at the effective time of the merger, the court reduced the deal price by $3.77/share, Selected Appraisal Decisions Since Aruba Using Deal Price.

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Transactional Delights

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Leaks usually happen when there’s a stalemate in negotiations and can skew in the target’s favor in that the target may see a pop in its publicly traded price. Afterall, most of the negotiations for the LVMH – TIF merger started in October 2019, months before the expiration of the standstill. b) or Section 8.1(c)

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 25, 2024

trillion in 2018 and 2019, respectively [1]. billion tie-up between Inmarsat and Viasat was cleared by both regulators, Adobe’s $20 billion proposed acquisition of Figma was abandoned in December 2023 following regulatory pressure. trillion – representing a 10-year low. trillion and $4.09 For example, while the $7.3

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Over the course of the year, many of the headwinds that have slowed tech M&A activity since 2022 began to abate as interest rates moderated, the acquisition financing market returned and equity markets reached new highs. billion acquisition of Altair, IBMs pending $6.4 billion take-private acquisition of Squarespace.

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