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Managing Litigation Risk During the Business Lifecycle, Part 2: Business Acquisition and Post-Closing Disputes

JD Supra: Mergers

In this second installment of PilieroMazzas blog series, Managing Litigation Risk During the Business Lifecycle, we explore how a company acquiring another company can. Its a cautionary reminder to transactional lawyers: if the dealmaking process is not precise (or well-documented), then the risk of post-closing litigation is increased.

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Cisco increases its network monitoring capabilities with a couple of acquisitions

TechCrunch: M&A

As an extension of that three-year-old acquisition, the company announced a pair of startup acquisitions today, grabbing Accedian and SamKnows, a small U.K. billion the week it was to go public.

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Arctic Wolf acquires cybersecurity automation platform Revelstoke

TechCrunch: M&A

In a blog post, Arctic Wolf chief product officer Dan Schiappa said that the acquisition would […]

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How to Preserve Value in Small Acquisitions: Part II

Midaxo

This is the second piece in a two-part blog series. Retention bonuses – These bonuses are typically based on the individual’s continued employment with the company for a specified period after the acquisition is completed. Q: What do you find is the best governance model particularly with small acquisitions?

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Compliance Lessons on Mergers and Acquisitions from Star Trek: The Ultimate Computer

JD Supra: Mergers

Last month, I wrote a blog post on the tone at the top, exemplified in Star Trek’s Original Series episode, Devil in the Dark. I decided to write a series of blog posts exploring Star Trek: The Original Series episodes as guides to the Hallmarks of an Effective Compliance program set out in the FCPA Resources Guide, 2nd edition.

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UPDATE: Are Hospital Acquisitions with COPA Authorization Exempt from HSR Premerger Notification?

JD Supra: Mergers

In my earlier post in the Antitrust Advocate Blog, I noted recent setbacks that the Federal Trade Commission has experienced with respect to its regulatory authority.

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UK Antitrust Scrutiny of Roll-up Acquisitions

Deal Lawyers

This blog post from Cleary’s Antitrust Watch highlights that the UK Competition and Markets Authority has identified roll-up acquisitions by PE funds as an enforcement priority. As we’ve acknowledged here, the FTC isn’t the only agency with an ambitious antitrust agenda – the UK and the EU seem to be on the same page.