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29Jul

The Impact of COVID-19 on M&A Transactions - Part 1: Due Diligence and Operational Issues

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe disruption, distress and uncertainty for companies across almost every industry. While this initially resulted in a substantial slow-down in the M&A market, transactional activity is expected to accelerate in certain areas as the economy begins to recover; for example, we expect to see more carveouts by companies that seek to divest non-core assets, acquisitions of distressed companies, financings of independent companies that may have liquidity issues,...
By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-m-a-58230/

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