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The global pandemic has wreaked havoc on businesses from a wide variety of industries (e.g., life sciences, industrial products, consumer products, services.) Although adversely impacting many companies, it also presents an opportunity for interested buyers to purchase assets from bankrupt companies through the Section 363 sale process under the U.S. bankruptcy code. Please see full Publication below for more information....By: FTI Consulting

1. ESG In recent years, environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors have become a key discussion point in the asset management industry, with many managers now incorporating ESG considerations into their investment processes. It is a topic that continues to gain global importance. In the EU, the impetus stems primarily from the EU Sustainable Finance Action plan and remains on the top of the regulatory agenda. There have been some key developments taking the form of new legislation and......

From regional to international $5-$100+ MM deals, our M&A team has extensive experience working with buyers, sellers, and investors on a wide variety of transactions in various industries including manufacturing, health care, logistics, and technology. No matter your size or role in the deal, you are likely striving to keep up with all the moving parts of today's transactions. This short M&A educational video highlights how to navigate mergers and acquisitions. Laura McKinney and Jed Roebuck,......

Join Sherman & Howard for our annual Construction Law Seminar, featuring presentations on the latest legal developments facing the industry. This virtual seminar is ideal for general contractors, subcontractors, real estate developers, state and local government officials, engineers, architects, and in-house counsel....By: Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

Your company has just made its largest acquisition ever and your CEO says they want you to have a compliance post-acquisition integration plan on their desk in one week. Where do you begin? The earlier you can deploy these steps the better off your company will be at the end of the day. An acquisition that fails for compliance reasons is a preventable disaster of the first order. One need only consider the Latin Node Inc. FCPA enforcement actions where the acquiring company had to write off its....

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in BGT Holdings LLC v. United States, recently held that the government does not have the discretion to deny a contractor’s request for equitable adjustment (REA) under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.245-1 (Government Property) where the conditions specified in that clause are present and the contractor is able to show financial loss. As discussed below, the Federal Circuit’s decision in this regard is a welcome development for...By: ...

By refusing to hear an appeal of a decision by a Florida appellate court, the US Supreme Court effectively sided with a developer who won a multi-million judgment against someone who tried to undermine the developer’s project. The case concerned an environmental activist challenging a development project in Martin County, where she had previously served as a county commissioner. Although the project was spearheaded by a private developer, the County and South Florida Water Management District....

Many commentators predicted a boom in M&A and initial public offerings (IPOs) in the U.K. in 2020, a year that proved making predictions is a risky business. As we enter 2021, however, there are good reasons to believe that the worst of the pandemic will soon be behind us and we can be optimistic about the markets again. Strong signs indicate an appetite for large mergers, and the trillions of dollars held by fund managers set the stage for a revival of the IPO market....By: Skadden, Arps, Slate...

Recent notable industry transactions. Royal Philips announced that it has agreed to acquire Capsule Technologies, Inc., a provider of medical device integration and data technologies for hospitals and healthcare organisations, for US$635 million....By: Dechert LLP

President Joe Biden issued on January 25 an Executive Order on Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America's Workers (EO). This EO leaves in place key portions of the prior administration’s July 15, 2019 EO 13881 ......By: Morgan Lewis