Tailored considerations for boards of directors and management in the current environment. Key Points: ..Hostile takeover activity and stockholder activism often correspond with or follow periods of extreme market volatility and investor...By: Latham & Watkins LLP
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Whereas COVID-19 is likely to delay review timelines of many M&A deals, it may also make some approvals easier. Key Points: ..COVID-19 will undoubtedly impact review timelines of mergers. Competition authorities may ask parties to postpone their...By: Latham & Watkins LLP
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COVID-19 and government measures to fight it may significantly affect M&A transactions. On March 16, 2020, President Emmanuel Macron announced the implementation of unprecedented and extendable quarantine measures in order to limit the spread of the...By: Latham & Watkins LLP
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The IRS addressed key commercial and technical issues regarding the development and financing of carbon capture and sequestration projects. Key Points: ..The IRS released the first two of three anticipated guidance packages designed to answer...By: Latham & Watkins LLP
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In a complex and competitive market, minimising and mitigating risk in M&A is a key concern for deal teams. High demand for assets saw strong deal volumes and values in 2019, following a standout year in 2018....By: Latham & Watkins LLP
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New York partner Bradd Williamson, Global Chair of Latham’s Benefits, Compensation & Employment Practice, and Chicago partner Robin Struve discuss Sun Capital Partners III, LP v. New England Teamsters & Trucking Industry Pension Fund, and takeaways...By: Latham & Watkins LLP
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M&A deal teams should take note of heightened scrutiny of HR and employment practices by antitrust enforcers in the US and Europe. No-poach, non-solicitation, and wage-fixing agreements - arrangements between companies seeking to agree wages, or...By: Latham & Watkins LLP
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FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, raising the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $94 million. On January 28, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced new jurisdictional thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino...By: Latham & Watkins LLP
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What does the UK’s exit from the EU on 31 January mean for parties’ deal planning? Key Points: ..On 23 January 2020, the UK passed legislation to leave the EU on 31 January 2020 under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement negotiated with the EU,...By: Latham & Watkins LLP
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Recently issued proposed regulations clarify changes made by the TCJA to the tax deductibility of executive compensation. Section 162(m) of the US Internal Revenue Code (the Code) as amended by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) denies a tax deduction...By: Latham & Watkins LLP
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