6-Hour Program

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Overview

Why You Should Attend

The M&A market has seen a flurry of activity in 2017 with ups and downs, as macroeconomic trends and expectations continue to seesaw.  In addition to the continued high volumes, the market has also seen a number of hostile deals, creative deal structures, shareholder activist campaigns, and developments in Delaware M&A jurisprudence, as well as deal technology. This year’s program will also include the first-time addition of an in-house lawyers’ panel, which will give us insights into “views from the inside.”  These trends and developments 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 and tender offers
  • Special considerations when doing cross-border deals, including “inversion” transactions, and private equity deals
  • The critical importance of pre-deal documents, such as confidentiality agreements (including recent case law on use restrictions and “don’t ask, don’t waive” standstills)
  • In-house counsel perspective on M&A deals and outside advisers
  • The nuts and bolts of definitive agreements – representations and warranties, covenants, conditions and indemnification provisions
  • How to launch or defend against a hostile deal or an activist hedge fund. 

Who Should Attend

The program is geared to attorneys in private practice or in-house corporate counsel who seek a practical overview of key issues that arise in the most common types of corporate transactions. This is a full overview of all the skills you need to structure a transaction, draft preliminary and definitive agreements and perform the appropriate due diligence.

Program Level: Basic

Intended Audience: The program is geared to attorneys in private practice or in-house corporate counsel who seek a practical overview of key issues that arise in the most common types of corporate transactions. This is a full overview of all the skills you need to structure a transaction, draft preliminary and definitive agreements and perform the appropriate due diligence.

Prerequisites: An interest in mergers & acquisitions and/or corporate law.

Advanced Preparation: None

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