During the frenzied period before execution of an acquisition agreement, a seller will be overwhelmed with pressing tasks, so the terms of the buyer’s financing may not be front of mind. There is good reason for this since it is not the seller’s debt...By: Holland & Hart LLP
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In response to COVID-19, the FTC’s Premerger Notification Office (PNO) just announced several changes for all Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filings going forward. While these changes have been described as temporary, no specific end date has been...By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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In its recent decision in Carlock v. ExxonMobile Canada Holdings ULC, 2020 YKCA 4, the Yukon Court of Appeal (Court of Appeal) overturned an order that set the fair value of shares held by dissident shareholders at a 43 per cent premium above the...By: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
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Last week, in response to the outbreak of the Coronavirus disease (COVID19), the antitrust agencies in the United States and European Union issued policies that will affect, and may delay, merger filings and reviews. ...By: White & Case LLP
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Force majeure provisions are top of mind for many businesses today because of the pandemic of SARS-CoV-2, which causes the novel coronavirus disease called COVID-19. “Pandemics” are typically not specified in general commercial contract force...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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In our brave new world of COVID-19 driven shutdowns and (hopefully) short-term economic changes and challenges, now would be a key time to look at your agreements for deals already under way and new deals going forward. Most everyone including...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP
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- As of March 17, 2020, the FTC and DOJ will accept only electronic submissions of HSR notifications (no filings accepted March 16, 2020). - Early termination of the HSR waiting period will not be granted for any HSR filing during this period. -...By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
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With each passing day, the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise and jurisdictions across the world are working hard to contain the contagion. People are rightly concerned about the impact that COVID-19 will have on their welfare, but there is...By: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
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As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads rapidly around the world, and countries take unprecedented measures to contain the spread of the disease, businesses are increasingly struggling with the economic impact of this crisis. While airlines, tour operators...By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
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On 6 March 2020, the European Commission (Commission) cleared the acquisition of joint control over Infrastructure Wireless Italiane (INWIT) by the two largest Italian telcos, Telecom Italia (TIM) and Vodafone, which will combine Vodafone’s...By: Allen & Overy LLP
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