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The FTC and DOJ's New Guidelines Promise Sharper Scrutiny of Mergers Image

The FTC and DOJ's New Guidelines Promise Sharper Scrutiny of Mergers

Karen Hoffman Lent & Kenneth Schwartz

From loosened structural presumptions to unconventional theories of harm such as "ecosystem competition" to consideration of a merger's effects on outside markets, we review some of the most noteworthy changes in the new Guidelines.

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Leveraging Data and Deal Terms to Meet the Demands of the DOJ's New M&A Safe Harbor Image

Leveraging Data and Deal Terms to Meet the Demands of the DOJ's New M&A Safe Harbor

Patrick T. Campbell, Jonathan B. New, James A. Sherer, & Lauren E. Sternbach

This article describes the DOJ's new M&A safe harbor policy and also provides practical insights on how companies engaged in M&A can meet the DOJ's expectations.

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FTC and DOJ Proposed Merger Guidelines Eye Effect On Competition Image

FTC and DOJ Proposed Merger Guidelines Eye Effect On Competition

Maydeen Merino

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have proposed merger guidelines that reflect the Biden administration's aggressive enforcement approach to corporate acquisitions that considers not only their effect on competition but on the labor market, antitrust attorneys said.

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The Real Estate Leasing Lawyer's Role In an M&A Deal With a Reps & Warranties Policy Image

The Real Estate Leasing Lawyer's Role In an M&A Deal With a Reps & Warranties Policy

Aaron L. Pawlitz

This article provides an overview of the most commonly-accepted purposes of an RWI policy and an overview of the RWI policy underwriting process.

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High M&A Activity In CRE Expected to Continue, Despite Sky-High Pricing Image

High M&A Activity In CRE Expected to Continue, Despite Sky-High Pricing

Lynn Pollack

Merger and acquisition activity across the CRE spectrum is likely to continue to be high, though deals will likely be concentrated across the industrial and residential sectors, according to Deloitte.

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Increased Bankruptcy M&A Activity Should Provide Attractive Opportunities for Lenders Image

Increased Bankruptcy M&A Activity Should Provide Attractive Opportunities for Lenders

Joel H. Levitin & Richard A. Stieglitz Jr.

It seems clear that bankruptcy filings inevitably will increase in the near future, because of rising interest rates, pandemic-related micro-economic forces, global strife, and other macro-economic factors and their continuing strain on the global economy and individual businesses. Consequently, strategic buyers and private equity sponsors should find expanding opportunities to purchase distressed businesses out of bankruptcy.

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Opportunities and Best Practices for Lenders In Financing Distressed Business Acquisitions Image

Opportunities and Best Practices for Lenders In Financing Distressed Business Acquisitions

Joel H. Levitin & Richard A. Stieglitz Jr.

As distressed M&A activity inevitably heats up, strategic buyers and equity sponsors that have sat on the sideline for an extended period of time will likely have expanding interest in purchasing viable, but over-leveraged, businesses that are being sold out of bankruptcy.

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The Coming Thaw for Distressed M&A: Opportunities and Best Practices for Lenders In Financing Distressed Business Acquisitions Image

The Coming Thaw for Distressed M&A: Opportunities and Best Practices for Lenders In Financing Distressed Business Acquisitions

Joel H. Levitin & Richard A. Stieglitz Jr.

This article focuses on the financing opportunities buying the business of a Chapter 11 debtor will create for lenders, highlights the benefits of financing bankruptcy acquisitions, and identifies some potential challenges and best practices to ensure that lenders minimize any risks and receive maximal protection for themselves.

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Delaware Court Dismisses Fox Stockholder's Suit Over Disney Deal Image

Delaware Court Dismisses Fox Stockholder's Suit Over Disney Deal

Ellen Bardash

In a decision that narrowed what actions can be brought by Delaware companies' stockholders in the context of a merger, the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed claims brought against former 21st Century Fox executives, including three members of the Murdoch family.

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Law Firm Mergers and Predictions for the Year 2020 Image

Law Firm Mergers and Predictions for the Year 2020

Marcus Dyer

2019 went down as another record year for law firm mergers. But what do the numbers teach us? Did the tendency to merge apply to law firms across the board? Is the merger mania likely to continue in 2020? What was the impetus for record number of mergers? This article breaks down the available data to answer these questions and attempts to give us a glimpse into the future.

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