6-Hour Program

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Overview

Why you should attend

The M&A market has been in a period of great fluctuation along with the economy, with reduced deal activity compared to recent peaks but with growing expectations that M&A activity will see an uptick in the near future.  The steep decline in large leveraged buyouts, as a result of the credit crunch, has been one important trend, while an increase in hostile deals has been another.  The decline in large M&A deals and the distress of many sellers has raised questions about what “the market” for deal terms is, whether buyers or sellers now have the upper hand, and whether any new paradigms in dealmaking will emerge.  These questions, along with the new deal technology and case law emerging to address them, are among the points that will be discussed at the Doing Deals program.

A prominent faculty of top lawyers and investment bankers will share their years of experience and teach you how best to represent your clients by creatively structuring, coordinating and managing M&A transactions.

What you will learn

  • How to choose a transaction structure: Navigating the world of mergers, tender offers and stock and asset sales
  • How to get the deal started with effective due diligence and confidentiality agreements
  • Whether or not to do term sheets and letters of intent
  • Developments in Delaware law relating to M&A deals 
  • The nuts and bolts of definitive agreements - representations and warranties, covenants, conditions and indemnification provisions
  • Special considerations when doing cross-border deals 
  • Duties of directors in adopting and maintaining takeover defenses
  • How to launch or defend against a hostile deal or an activist hedge fund

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