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22Sep

Mergers and Restrictions on Assignments by “Operation of Law”

Few things are more fundamental to M&A due diligence than determining whether any of the material contracts to which the target is a party require a counterparty’s consent as a condition to the proposed acquisition. And that determination is significantly influenced by the specific language set forth in the contract’s anti-assignment/change of control provision, as well as the form the proposed acquisition takes—i.e., whether the transaction is an asset purchase from the target, a purchase of...
By: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/mergers-and-restrictions-on-assignments-26378/

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