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There are few things more basic to the legal due diligence of a target company than determining whether the acquisition will trigger any required consents under change-of-control or anti-assignment clauses contained within certain “material”...By: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt markets and shake the global economy, the full impact on private equity transactions remains unknown. Many businesses have had to shut down or drastically change their operations because of governmental...By: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Today, data is a valuable asset for all organisations, not just ‘tech’ companies. Regardless of sector or geography, organisations are using an exponentially increasing amount of data from a variety of sources. These large datasets, if exploited...By: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Welcome to Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP’s survey of private investments in public equity transactions (“PIPEs”) in the United States. In preparing this survey, we reviewed and analyzed the material terms of 11 PIPEs consummated between January 1, 2018...By: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

As the number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases continues to climb, and health officials consider the means of counteracting its spread, private equity professionals and their counsel need to consider the impact this outbreak may have on their...By: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

After almost two years of scrutiny by state and federal regulators and an ensuing court battle, T-Mobile US, Inc. (“T-Mobile”) is moving forward with its acquisition of Sprint Corporation (“Sprint”). Although the case is unlikely to incite a change...By: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Almost everyone can remember a time when you asked permission to do something that your mother thought was ill-advised, dangerous or just plain stupid. And when your mother said “no” and you protested that all your friends were doing it, your mother...By: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

On January 13, 2020, the Treasury Department-chaired inter-agency Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) issued final regulations to implement the amendments to its governing statute (section 721 of the Defense Production Act...By: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

On January 10, 2020, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) (together, the “Agencies”) released Draft Vertical Merger Guidelines (the “Draft Guidelines”) that are intended to outline the...By: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

When we use the word “material” as an adjective in ordinary writing, such as in “a material event occurred yesterday,” we typically mean that the noun (“event”) being modified by the adjective (“material”) is one of real significance, importance or...By: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP