JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 30, 2024

The simple reason is that many owners of LLCs, S Corporations, and even C Corporations do not keep up to date with business financial records and the documentation required to successfully sell or transfer a business. Why does it take so long to prepare your business for sale? By: Allen Barron, Inc.

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Business Corporation Sale IT 288

TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 18, 2024

million for HeadSpin, a mobile app testing startup whose founder was sentenced for fraud earlier this year, according to documents viewed by TechCrunch. Canadian private equity firm PartnerOne paid $28.2 The fire sale was reported by TechCrunch last week.

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Private Equity Valuation IT Capital 261

JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 18, 2024

Disclosure statements and plans contain considerable information, and the most pressing issues for a creditor can vary depending on the nature of the creditor’s claim and its relationship with the debtor. This is determined on a case-by-case basis.

IT 177

IT 177

Business Standard - FInance

JUNE 14, 2023

In order to check fake GST registration, CBIC will assign a risk rating to all applications and tax officers will cross-verify the documents submitted by the applicants with municipal records.

Risk Management 97

Risk Management Management IT 97

JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 12, 2023

As part of our ongoing series on tax issues for accounting firms, this article provides information on retirement or deferred compensation arrangements, the related rules of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, and how these issues may impact M&A deal structures and negotiations. By: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Government 159

Government Negotiation Accountant M&A 159

JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In all types of business transactions, the parties rely heavily on their own counsel to negotiate business and legal points, and to draft the transaction documentation to reflect the agreed-upon terms.

Negotiation 183

Negotiation Business 183

Deal Lawyers

JUNE 14, 2023

John has blogged about the perils of emails & texts with books and records requests. Over on TheCorporateCounsel.net, Liz recently blogged about the quote that came out in connection with the SEC’s charges against Binance.

Business 100

Business 100

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Press releaseNovember 22, 2024 - N° 18 SCOR announces the availability to the public of the Offer Document and the Other Information Document regarding.

IT 52

IT 52

JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 4, 2024

As everyone knows, the Justice Department’s guidance carries talismanic significance — it is an important document that provides valuable direction on the design and implementation of an effective compliance program. The Justice Department announced yet another version of its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs.

Corporation 188

Corporation IT 188

Cisco: M&A

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

We are excited to announce that Cisco is now publishing life cycle assessments (LCAs) for some of our hardware products.

Corporation 98

Corporation 98

JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 27, 2024

In a letter ruling, the Delaware Chancery Court held that where neither the target nor the acquiror was a Delaware entity, the transaction documents between the parties could not confer jurisdiction in the Chancery Court despite clear and explicit language in the documents. Jackson Milhollan v. Live Ventures, Inc.,

M&A 165

M&A 165

JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 29, 2024

By: White & Case LLP

Debt 165

Debt M&A Investors 165

Cisco: M&A

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Cisco DevNet presents at API Days Paris 2023 Year after year, this global event for API practitioners gets bigger. This year the event was held in the newly renovated CNIT Forest – a central and easy… Read more on Cisco Blogs

Management 98

Management 98

JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

As a result, merging companies and their advisors are challenged to meet regulators’ ever-growing demands for internal documents. When a regulator refers a matter to Phase 2, requests for information (RFIs) require parties to identify and disclose internal documents relating to the proposed transaction.

Mergers 165

Mergers 165

JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Often, sellers are perplexed by the volume of document requests and the endless follow up inquiries from buyers legal, accounting and tax advisors. Selling a business often becomes a second full-time job. For first-time sellers, the process can be overwhelming. By: Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

Business 152

Business Sale Accountant 152

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Let’s look at the process of getting a venture financing to closing, and the primary deal documents you can expect to see along the way. Whether you’re a first-time founder or a serial entrepreneur, the process of obtaining venture funding can be complicated and confusing. By: Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Finance 183

Finance Finance Funds 183

JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The answer largely depends on whether they have or will have certain other startup documents in place. I’m often asked by clients whether startups should have a separate stockholders’ agreement among the founders. By: Farrell Fritz, P.C.

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Deal Lawyers

AUGUST 14, 2023

On TheCorporateCounsel.net, I recently blogged about the 2023 amendments to the DGCL. The governor of Delaware signed those amendments into law on July 17th, and, with a few exceptions, they will be effective August 1st.

M&A 100

M&A Corporation Stock 100

JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 1, 2024

When a company is in the process of pursuing a transaction involving the acquisition or merger of another company, one of the first negotiable documents encountered will likely be a non-disclosure or confidentiality agreement ("NDA"). By: Winstead PC

Negotiation 171

Negotiation Mergers Acquisitions 171

JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 22, 2024

In the European market, many lenders - particularly investment banks - are focused on ensuring that they have recourse to the underlying assets of the fund via their security documents. By: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Securities 183

Securities Finance Finance Investment Banking 183

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

It is crucial that the possibility of review – including a post-closing investigation – is assessed and provided for in transaction documents and deal timetables. For merging parties this means uncertainty. By: Allen & Overy LLP

Mergers 177

Mergers IT 177

JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 16, 2024

10, 2024, to substantially amend the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) premerger notification rules, HSR form and instructions, expanding the scope of information and documentation parties must submit in an HSR filing. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted unanimously on Oct. By: Holland & Knight LLP

Trading 171

Trading 171

JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 31, 2024

In mergers and acquisitions, both the seller and the buyer may need to include employment-related provisions in the M&A documentation. We have gathered together the most frequent and significant employment provisions for these types of transactions. By: Ius Laboris

M&A 165

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Mergers Acquisitions 165

JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 14, 2024

That proposal hinted that the New HSR Form would require significantly more detailed information and expand the amount and types of documents included with the filing. By: Polsinelli

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The Canadian government has proposed giving the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry the ability to direct the Competition Bureau to conduct market studies with the ability to compel production of related documents and testimony from market participants, among other amendments. By: Stikeman Elliott LLP

Government 183

Government 183

JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Indemnification obligations require one party to compensate the other for costs that arise relating to the performance (or lack thereof) of the terms the parties agreed to in the transaction documents. By: Amundsen Davis LLC

Accountant 171

Accountant Acquisitions Business Securities 171

JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The final rule expands the scope of information and documents required to be disclosed for reportable transactions under the HSR Act. As a result of these changes, parties to transactions that are subject to. By: Robinson Bradshaw

Trading 188

Trading 188

Business Standard - FInance

JUNE 6, 2023

The report also suggested that REs may adopt Faceless / Straight Through Processes' (STPs) in order to close accounts, and/or accept, acknowledge, and track the communication by the customer

Accountant 98

Accountant Bank Banking 98

JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

As we previously reported, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it is amending and reorganizing the document requirements for pre-merger notifications under the Hart Scott Rodino Act (“HSR Act”), 15 U.S.C.

Mergers 171

Mergers Trading Business IT 171

JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The diligence process can be labor-intensive and time-consuming, involving extensive manual review of the target company’s governing documents, financial statements, indebtedness, contracts, and other pertinent data. By: Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

M&A 177

M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Financial Statement Government 177

JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Equity Commitment Letters (ECL) are legal documents pursuant to which one party (typically the main fund or multiple funds managed by the sponsor) (the ECL Provider) commits to providing a certain amount of capital, usually cash, to another party (typically the borrower or borrowers owning the shares that back an underlying loan agreement) (the ECL (..)

Equities 171

Equities Funds Capital Shares 171

JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

These rights to indemnification/advancement are generally contractual; they typically arise under the company’s governing documents (e.g., Under Delaware law, executives (and former executives) may be entitled to indemnification and advancement from their employer for claims arising in connection with their employment.

Government 165

Government 165

Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 6, 2024

By Stefania Spezzati LONDON (Reuters) – The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is scrutinising allegations that some former Credit Suisse employees shared confidential information over the WhatsApp messaging platform, documents seen by Reuters show.

Shares 52

Shares IT 52

JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Though less burdensome than the rule originally proposed by the FTC and Department of Justice in June 2023, the Final HSR Rules announced on October 10 significantly expand the types of information and documents that parties must submit with their HSR notifications, including, for example, by. By: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Trading 177

Trading 177

JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Among other changes, the new rules will require merging parties to affirmatively identify any business overlaps or supply relationships between the parties, will increase the parties’ obligations to provide information about their minority investors, and will expand the categories of documents that. By: Foley & Lardner LLP

Investors 177

Investors Business 177

JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The objective of the Merger Simplification. By: K&L Gates LLP

Mergers 188

Mergers 188

Deal Lawyers

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The recent changes to the HSR form create a new document custodian known as the “Supervisory Deal Team Lead” and this excerpt from the transcript of a recent Ropes & Gray podcast notes that the requirement to produce so-called “4C documents” extends to documents prepared by or for this new custodian: The new rule requires (..)

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