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28Jan

The Limits of Liability Limitation Provisions

There are few things more fundamental to the sell-side private equity deal practice than, to the maximum extent possible, (1) establishing a contractual cap on post-closing liability for breaches of reps and warranties made by the target company or the selling stockholders and (2) contractually exonerating/releasing the selling entity’s human agents and nonparty affiliates from any exposure to tort liability arising from or related to the transactions that are the subject of the private company...
By: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-limits-of-liability-limitation-8238936/

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