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Mergers & Acquisitions

Recorded on: Apr. 25, 2013

Taken from the briefing Choices of Law in Acquisitions Agreements: U.S. vs. U.K. recorded April, 2013.What are the key differences between U.K. and U.S. law with respect to acquisition agreements? These days the M&A community is ever more focused on this question, as these differences are becoming of increasing commercial and strategic importance in sale processes, particularly auction sales where seller often gets to select the governing ...

Recorded on: Feb. 27, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Spin-offs 2013 Recorded February, 2013 in New York Designing the Spin-off [01:20:31] Securities law requirements Accounting and reporting issues Tax considerations and requirements The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course Handbook available online: Selected Federal Income Tax Considerations in Structuring Section 355 Distributions T. Eiko Stange  ...

Recorded on: Feb. 12, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Twelfth Annual Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe: Overcoming Deal-Making Challenges in the Current Markets Recorded February, 2013 in London Developments in Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity [01:11:14] Using a hypothetical based on recent deals, the panel will address:   Changing landscape in cross-border and hostile M&A Stake building - when is it effective? When does it ...

Recorded on: Mar. 6, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Trends in Merger Litigation 2013: Corporate, Litigation, and Judicial Perspectives Recorded March, 2013 in San Francisco Forum Selection Provisions and their Impact on Merger Litigation [01:01:10] More than 300 publicly traded entities, including many well-known firms such as Berkshire Hathaway, Chevron, and Fedex, have adopted intra-corporate forum selection provisions. The validity of these provisions is currently ...

Recorded on: Mar. 15, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Doing Deals 2013: The Art of M&A Transactional Practice Recorded March, 2013 in New York Getting the Deal Started: Preliminary Agreements and the Role of Financial Advisors [01:31:03] Confidentiality agreements The role of financial advisors and fairness opinions Effective auction techniques - from bid instruction to closing The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) ...

Recorded on: Apr. 30, 2013

Taken from the Web Program First Annual Institute on Corporate & Securities Law in Hong Kong 2013 Recorded April, 2013 in Hong KongMergers & Acquisitions: Pitfalls, Competition Law and Other Red Flags [01:02:02] Fund formation, side deals, etc.: “Private equity gone bad” Impact of Asian competition laws on merger activity Foreign investment restrictions and industry regulation across borders: China, U.S., EU, Australia and equivalents ...

Recorded on: Feb. 20, 2013

Taken from the briefing Preparing and Disclosing Financial Projections in Public M&A recorded February, 2013. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP M&A partners Francis J. Aquila and Krishna Veeraraghavan will discuss the basics of preparing and disclosing financial projections in public mergers and acquisitions transactions.   Lecture Topics  [Total Time: 01:03:41] Best practices of a target board in having financial ...