Ethics

Corporate & Securities

Mergers & Acquisitions

From the program: Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements 2012

Released on: Feb. 1, 2012

Audio CD's from the program Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements 2012, held January, 2012.

From the program: Mergers & Acquisitions 2012: Trends and Developments

Released on: Feb. 3, 2012

Audio CD's from the program Mergers & Acquisitions 2012: Trends and Developments, held January, 2012.

From the program: Going Private 2012: Doing the Deal Right

Released on: Mar. 22, 2012

Audio CD's from the program Going Private 2012: Doing the Deal Right, held February, 2012.

From the program: Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company 2012

Released on: Jun. 22, 2012

Our experienced faculty walk you through all of the steps associated with acquiring and selling a privately held company, whether it is a large independent corporation, a division or subsidiary of a large public company, or a smaller venture capital-backed or family-owned entrepreneurial enterprise. You will learn about the special issues that apply when a private equity firm is the buyer or owns the target company, and about the techniques and strategies ...

From the program: Delaware Law Developments 2012: What All Business Lawyers Need to Know

Released on: Jun. 26, 2012

Delaware law plays a critical role in U.S. corporate and securities law, particularly in today’s challenging and changing business environment.  This unique annual program focuses on the important Delaware corporate law developments over the past year and the practical impact on your corporate or legal practice.  The very top Delaware corporate law experts from the Delaware judiciary, leading law firms and corporations, and academia, ...

From the program: Mergers & Acquisitions 2013: Trends and Developments

Released on: Feb. 1, 2013

A number of factors have combined to reinvigorate the environment for mergers and acquisitions. High corporate cash balances, unutilized private equity commitments and low interest rates have made capital plentiful for acquisitions. The challenges faced by strategic acquirors in growing organically, the pressure on private equity funds to spend their available capital, and the increased appetite of foreign buyers have fueled the demand for quality ...

From the program: Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe (Twelfth Annual): Overcoming Deal-Making Challenges in the Current Markets

Released on: Feb. 15, 2013

We are proud to present Practising Law Institute’s Twelfth Annual Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe: Overcoming Deal-Making Challenges in the Current Markets, the most comprehensive securities programme available in Europe. Once again, the Institute will feature leading practitioners active in U.S. and European corporate law, as well as government regulators, investment bankers and in-house counsel. This year’s programme ...

From the program: First Annual Institute on Corporate & Securities Law in Hong Kong 2013

Released on: May. 2, 2013

PLI has offered the most comprehensive continuing legal education seminars in the United States for more than eighty years, primarily in New York City, San Francisco, Chicago and Washington, D.C.  Based on our success in the U.S., PLI expanded to London and have been offering our Institute on Securities Regulation for more than twelve years.  We are excited about our expansion into Asia.Our First Annual Institute on Corporate & Securities ...

• May. 21 - 22, 2013 Chicago, IL
• Jun. 6 - 7, 2013 New York, NY

• Jun. 6 - 7, 2013 Philadelphia, PA
• Jun. 6 - 7, 2013 Pittsburgh, PA
• Jun. 6 - 7, 2013 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Jun. 6 - 7, 2013 Boston, MA
• Jun. 6 - 7, 2013 New Brunswick, NJ
• Jun. 6 - 7, 2013 Cleveland, OH

At this perennial favorite, our experienced faculty will walk you through all of the steps associated with acquiring and selling a privately held company, whether it is a large independent corporation, a division or subsidiary of a large public company, or a smaller venture capital-backed or family-owned entrepreneurial enterprise. You will learn about the special issues that apply when a private equity firm is the buyer or owns the target company, ...

• May. 29, 2013 New York, NY

• May. 29, 2013 New Brunswick, NJ
• May. 29, 2013 Mechanicsburg, PA
• May. 29, 2013 Atlanta, GA
• May. 29, 2013 Cleveland, OH
• May. 29, 2013 Boston, MA
• May. 29, 2013 Pittsburgh, PA
• May. 29, 2013 Philadelphia, PA

Delaware law continues to play a critical role in U.S. corporate and securities law, particularly in today’s challenging and changing business environment. This unique annual program focuses on the important Delaware corporate law developments over the past year and the practical impact on your corporate or legal practice. The very top Delaware corporate law experts from the Delaware judiciary, leading law firms and corporations, and academia, ...

• Jul. 8 - 9, 2013 New York, NY

• Jul. 8 - 9, 2013 Boston, MA
• Jul. 8 - 9, 2013 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Jul. 8 - 9, 2013 Pittsburgh, PA
• Jul. 8 - 9, 2013 Philadelphia, PA

Since the financial crisis a few years ago, private equity firms have been dealing with its aftermath, including increased regulatory and legislative scrutiny of their activities and the activities of their funds as well as difficult environments in which to raise new funds and to get deals done. Many firms were required to register as investment advisers with the SEC and a number of newly registered firms are now undergoing their first SEC audits. ...

• Sep. 19, 2013 Chicago, IL
• Oct. 15, 2013 New York, NY

• Oct. 15, 2013 Cleveland, OH
• Oct. 15, 2013 New Brunswick, NJ
• Oct. 15, 2013 Columbus, OH
• Oct. 15, 2013 Philadelphia, PA
• Oct. 15, 2013 Mechanicsburg, PA
• Oct. 15, 2013 Pittsburgh, PA
• Oct. 15, 2013 Atlanta, GA
• Oct. 15, 2013 Boston, MA

The M&A markets continue to surprise and confound the experts. With the equity markets climbing into record territory in early 2013 and the debt markets continuing to experience favorable pricing, the environment seems ripe for a strong M&A rebound. Yet the M&A market remains choppy. The volatility in deal activity creates challenges and rewards preparedness. Now more than ever, it is critical for dealmakers and their counsel to stay abreast ...