A company may find itself in a position to sell for a variety of reasons: a sale may be necessary to continue its growth, a potential buyer made an offer too good to pass up, or the owners are simply looking towards their next venture. Regardless of the reason for the sale, the prospect of selling the company can be a difficult but exciting time for all involved and it is important for the sellers to have management support of the transaction to bring it across the finish line....By: Mintz Edge
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On Wednesday, an FTC Commissioner used the occasion of a routine report to Congress to send a warning shot to private equity firms, especially those rolling up health care providers. Commissioner Rohit Chopra, an advisor to Senator Elizabeth Warren before he joined the Commission in May 2018, released this statement focusing particular scrutiny on private equity (PE) firms and the practice of acquiring physician groups, especially emergency medicine, anesthesiology, and other services that...By:...
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Mintz, an Am Law 100 firm, and Mergermarket, a company providing intelligence, data, and analysis on global M&A deals, partnered to produce a comprehensive report on recent M&A activity in the life sciences. The report combines extensive data on life sciences mergers from 2015 through April 7, 2020 with the results of a survey of 100 US-based executives – CEOs, CFOs, and heads of M&A – to provide an in-depth review of industry deals, focusing on post-deal integration and critical factors...By:...
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On Monday New York City entered Phase 1 of re-opening. Phase 1 guidance provides specific guidelines relating to construction, manufacturing, whole trade and select retail (for curbside pickup only), agriculture, forestry and fishing. For purposes of...By: Mintz - Real Estate, Construction &
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In February 2012, an Invenergy affiliate named California Ridge Wind Energy LLC (“California Ridge”), which owned an Illinois wind farm of the same name that had been under development since 2008, entered into a development agreement with another...By: Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints
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On May 18, 2020, the Baker-Polito Administration revealed its four-phased approach to reopening the Massachusetts economy and getting people back into the workplace in a safe manner, all while gradually easing social restrictions in order to minimize...By: Mintz - Real Estate, Construction &
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Trademark due diligence is the process of analyzing information concerning a company's trademark portfolio and assessing the risks, exposures, and benefits associated with a proposed transaction. In an acquisition, both the buyer and the seller need...By: Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints
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On March 23, 2020, Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts issued COVID-19 Order No. 13 (the “Order”) requiring all businesses and organizations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that do not provide “COVID-19 Essential Services” (“Essential...By: Mintz - Real Estate, Construction &
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On March 16, 2020, the City and County of San Francisco issued an order requiring all individuals in San Francisco County to “shelter in place” from March 17, 2020 through April 7, 2020. The surrounding Bay Area counties (e.g. Santa Clara County,...By: Mintz - Real Estate, Construction &
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As we previously reported, on December 20, President Trump signed into law the “Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019,” known and referred to colloquially as the “SECURE Act.”......By: Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits
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