JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 8, 2024

We continue our review of DOJ initiatives from 2023 and what they may portend for the compliance professional in 2024 and beyond. In October 2023, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced a new policy regarding M&A. By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

On October 4, 2023, Deputy U.S. Monaco announced that the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is implementing a new nationwide Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor Policy (the “M&A Policy”). Attorney General Lisa O. By: McCarter & English, LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 5, 2024

The Private Target Mergers & Acquisitions Deal Points Study (“the Study”) is published on a bi-annual basis by the Market Trends Subcommittee of the ABA Business Law Section’s M&A Committee, which I am happy to serve on.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

2023 was a challenging year for mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Whilst M&A in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region (EMEA) remained resilient in the first half of 2023, deal activity fell in the second half of the year. Overall, in 2023, initial public offering (IPO) activity and.

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OCTOBER 18, 2024

The US energy sector’s ongoing consolidation wave, which saw $250 billion worth of deals in 2023 and continues into the current year, is reshaping the industry landscape. As companies seek to deploy cash reserves and enhance their oil and gas portfolios, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have become increasingly common.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Asset / Wealth Management - Current market: Consistently high M&A activity levels - We are seeing: Europe’s barbell becomes more pronounced—larger asset / wealth managers swallow smaller competitors at pace: - Larger deals remain rare (e.g., By: White & Case LLP

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AUGUST 31, 2023

July 17, 2023: Complete Solaria, a leading solar technology, services, and installation company, acquired Freedom Acquisition I Corp through a reverse merger. By: Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

The mergers and acquisitions (M&A) landscape in 2024 showed signs of recovery following the slump experienced in 2023. Deal volumes increased, but the market remains considerably slower compared to the boom years of 2021 and 2022.

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TechCrunch: M&A

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Most startup exits look nothing like the Adobe-Figma deal, which means this breakup won't impact most future startup acquisitions. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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OCTOBER 10, 2023

On October 4, 2023, US Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is adopting a new Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor Policy, incentivizing companies to voluntarily disclose misconduct identified during the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) process.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Editor’s Note: The Hart Scott Rodino Act (HSR Act), a pivotal federal law, mandates companies to notify the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) before finalizing mergers or acquisitions involving certain assets or voting securities.

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MAY 24, 2024

While representation and warranty (R&W) insurance continues to be used across a broad range of M&A transactions, its use has cooled as dealmakers navigate challenging market conditions. By: Cooley LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 4, 2023

On October 4, 2023, United States Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced a new Department of Justice (DOJ) Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor policy that encourages companies to self-disclose criminal misconduct discovered by an acquiring company during the acquisition of a target company.

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

On 4 October 2023, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced a new US Department of Justice (DOJ) Safe Harbor Policy for voluntary self-disclosure made in connection with mergers and acquisitions (M&A). By: K&L Gates LLP

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OCTOBER 10, 2023

In particular, DOJ will provide safe harbor for acquiring companies that discover and disclose criminal conduct during the M&A process in order to. By: Paul Hastings LLP

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

Today, a tale of two markets are seen in healthcare mergers and acquisition (M&A): the present (as reflected in the data about declining dealmaking) and the future (reflected in the increasingly positive outlook by dealmakers). By: Foley & Lardner LLP

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

We know 2023 was not a great year for M&A activity, but seed- and early-stage startups fared much better than their later-stage counterparts. By: Foley & Lardner LLP

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TechCrunch: M&A

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Many people, myself included, predicted a wave of startup acquisitions in 2023 as companies rooted in good ideas but built on not-so-good business models ran out of money. Funding volume and deal count continues to slow down, according to Q3 data from PitchBook, […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

September 7, 2023: ConnectGen, a company that develops, builds, operates, and finances utility-scale clean energy projects, was acquired by Repsol for an estimated $715 million.

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TechCrunch: M&A

MAY 15, 2023

The world’s largest crypto exchange by volume, Binance, is making big bets on M&A this year, paying particular attention to geographical gaps and customer base. Ling’s role at the company focuses on VC investments, strategic M&A and business development. He joined Binance nearly seven months ago, after stints at Bird and Uber.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 15, 2024

Looking back at 2023 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity, antitrust-related breakup fees continued to be an important tool in allocating antitrust risk between deal parties. In 2023, there were at least 42 publicly announced M&A transactions involving such antitrust reverse breakup fee (ARBF).

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

On October 4, 2023, the Deputy Attorney General Lisa O.

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OCTOBER 18, 2023

On October 4, 2023, during remarks before the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, Deputy Attorney General (AG) Lisa Monaco unveiled a new US Department of Justice (DOJ)-wide safe harbor policy for voluntary self-disclosures made in connection with mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

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JANUARY 30, 2024

In early October 2023, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced a “new” (but not new) Department of Justice (DoJ) policy intended to incentivize acquiring companies to voluntarily self-disclose criminal misconduct uncovered during a merger or acquisition.

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OCTOBER 10, 2023

The policy expands upon DOJ’s efforts to encourage self-reporting of criminal violations discovered during M&A and other transactions. Acquiring companies that qualify. By: Latham & Watkins LLP

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

On October 4, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a uniform approach for the resolution of voluntary self-disclosure (VSD) of misconduct discovered during M&A due diligence. By: Robinson & Cole LLP

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Data privacy and security risk and compliance issues relating to exchanges of personal information during merger, acquisition, and similar transactions can sometimes be overlooked. By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Fintech - Whilst many European start-ups have struggled to successfully execute funding rounds at valuation levels of yesteryear, more mature fintechs have pivoted to acquisitions and partnerships to fuel growth.

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OCTOBER 18, 2023

Early in October at the 2023 SCCE Compliance and Ethics Institute, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco delivered a long-anticipated speech expanding and formalizing the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) new Safe Harbor for mergers and acquisitions in the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA) context.

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 13, 2023

On October 4, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a new Mergers & Acquisitions (“M&A”) Safe Harbor Policy to further encourage self-disclosures and provide companies with additional predictability in the M&A context. By: Foley Hoag LLP

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OCTOBER 19, 2023

On October 4, 2023, the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced a new “Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor Policy” (“M&A Safe Harbor Policy” or “Policy”) for companies that voluntarily self-disclose corporate criminal misconduct to the Department of Justice.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

In 2023, overall mergers & acquisitions (M&A) deal volume was much slower than in prior years; however, as expected, there was a surge in claims during this period. Statistically, claims are most likely to arise within the first 12 to 18 months after a policy is. By: Woodruff Sawyer

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OCTOBER 9, 2023

On October 5, 2023, Deputy Attorney General, Lisa Monaco, announced a new safe harbor policy for voluntary self-disclosures made in the mergers and acquisitions context.

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TechCrunch: M&A

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Palo Alto Networks has just confirmed one more major piece of security startup M&A out of Israel: It has acquired Talon Cyber Security, a specialist in building enterprise browsers for securing distributed workforces sources. This is PA’s second Israeli security acquisition within a week: Last Tuesday, […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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JULY 13, 2023

During the second quarter of 2023, LP’s insurance brokerage team surveyed many respected professionals in the insurance brokerage M&A industry, including M&A advisors and highly acquisitive buyers. All are experienced in the industry and regularly work on 10+ transactions in any given year.

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JULY 12, 2023

Overview - The year 2022 started strong but proved to be a mixed year for M&A in what could be described as a return to earth after the record-setting year that was 2021. M&A market alone exceeded $2 trillion in 2021 – a staggering figure that crushed (by nearly 30%) the then-existing record established in 2015.

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OCTOBER 12, 2023

On October 4, 2023 at the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics' Compliance & Ethics Institute in Chicago, US Deputy Attorney General Lia A. As you will hear, she explains that, under the policy, acquiring companies that promptly disclose criminal misconduct voluntarily within the.

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