The aim of this guide is to provide its readers with a pragmatic overview of Merger & Acquisitions laws and regulations across a variety of jurisdictions.
Each chapter of this guide provides information about market sectors, regulatory authorities, due diligence, deal protection, public disclosure, governing law, director duties and key influencing factors influencing M&A activity over the next two years.
The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Richard Hall of Cravath, Swaine & Moore.
The aim of this guide is to provide its readers with a pragmatic overview of Merger & Acquisitions laws and regulations across a variety of jurisdictions.
Each chapter of this guide provides information about market sectors, regulatory authorities, due diligence, deal protection, public disclosure, governing law, director duties and key influencing factors influencing M&A activity over the next two years.
The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Richard Hall of Cravath, Swaine & Moore.
Hot Topic: Carve-Out Transactions: Particularities under Swiss Law
After the Swiss M&A market had experienced an extremely busy year 2021 caused by various factors and driven by the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Swiss M&A market started to cool off slightly in 2022. This decline continued in 2023 and was predominantly due to the macroeconomic headwinds, higher interest rates, instability in banking …
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Hot Topic: Post-Crispo World
A crucial issue for U.S. M&A practitioners and stakeholders, especially in light of the tales of the Twitter-Musk acquisition, is what deal protection and remedies are available to sellers (both target companies and their stockholders) in the event of a buyer’s wrongful failure to close on the acquisition of a public company target. And while …
