Private M&A

Anatomy of a Stock Purchase Agreement

Most private M&A transactions are structured as acquisitions of stock, rather than mergers or asset purchases. The principal agreement...

Intro to M&A Representations and Warranties

The primary transaction agreement in every M&A deal contains representations and warranties, colloquially referred to as “reps and...

Anatomy of an Asset Purchase Agreement

Like the classic game Operation,® asset purchase transactions require parties to take great care in extracting just what they want....

Documents you need to buy or sell a business

The documents you need to buy or sell a business depend on the structure (discussed here) and complexity of the deal as well as its...

Will you elaborate on the use of earnouts in M&A deals?

This is a follow-up to an earlier post on earnouts in M&A deals. I’ve embedded below a detailed presentation on earnouts I prepared last...

Introduction to M&A Earnouts

M&A earnouts can help you get deals done . . . but not without risk. An earnout is a deal financing mechanism where the buyer agrees to...

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