McDermott Will & Emery has released the July 2014 issue of Focus on Private Equity, which provides insight on issues surrounding private equity transactions and the investment life cycle across industries. Articles in this issue include:
Corporate Deal Source
Critical Transactional Insights for Deal-Makers
Corporate Deal Source, published by McDermott Will & Emery, focuses on legal developments and analysis related to corporate transactions and dealmaking. The blog covers topics such as mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, antitrust considerations in corporate deals, regulatory compliance including pre-merger notifications, and enforcement trends affecting divestiture packages. It also addresses issues in private equity, corporate restructuring, and the impact of government policies on corporate transactions. The content includes case law updates, regulatory guidance, and strategic insights relevant to corporate lawyers, dealmakers, and compliance professionals.
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Cross-Border Conversion of a Company in the European Union
Traditionally, a cross-border “migration” of a company from one European Union (EU) Member State to another EU Member State, while technically possible, has been cumbersome and costly. Such a migration would involve either a wholesale move of the subject company’s…
Cœur Défense: the Chronicle of a Foretold Reform of the French Safeguard Proceedings
The end of a legal saga
On April 7, 2014, the Commercial Court of Paris put an end to the Coeur Défense’s legal saga by acknowledging the implementation of the two safeguard plans adopted for Heart La Défense (HoLD), a…
Deconstructing a Letter of Intent for Business Owners, Part 1
I recently appeared on an episode of the Private Equity FunCast: “The Art (and Science?) of the LOI” to talk deal terms with private equity masters Devin Mathews and Jim Milbery. This well-spent hour got me thinking about…
Focus on Private Equity – April 2014
McDermott Will & Emery has released the April 2014 issue of Focus on Private Equity, which provides insight on issues surrounding private equity transactions and the investment life cycle across industries. Articles in this issue include:
Equity Investors: Be ForeWARNed
The Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act (WARN Act) requires certain employers to give employees 60 days’ notice of plant closings and mass layoffs. The goal of the WARN Act is to “provide workers and their families transition time to…
Delaware Law to Provide for Ratification of Defective Corporate Acts as of April 1, 2014
It is quite common during the course of legal due diligence to discover that a target company has issued more stock than it had legally authorized through its certificate of incorporation. Many companies, particularly emerging growth companies, are often too…
Key Takeaways from McDermott’s 2014 HPE Symposium
The eighth annual McDermott Will & Emery Healthcare Services Private Equity (HPE) Symposium was held on March 12-13, 2014, at the JW Marriot Marquis in Miami, Florida. McDermott’s Health and Private Equity practices hosted a record crowd of over 350…
Insights for Driving Value Through Operational Performance of Private Equity Investments
The 13th annual Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company Private Equity Conference took place on Friday, February 21st. McDermott, a lead sponsor of the event, hosted a panel of leading, mid-market private equity (PE) funds to discuss how their operationally-focused strategies…
Inside M&A – Winter Issue
McDermott recently released the Winter 2014 issue of Inside M&A, which focuses on current issues surrounding mergers and acquisitions. Articles in this issue include:
Delaware Court of Chancery Upholds Forum Selection Bylaws
During the last several years, shareholders have challenged nearly…