Blogs
October 24, 2018
This panel from Transaction Advisors M&A Conference at the University of Chicago explored M&A financing across a range of deal types; looked at the current and forecasted state of the leveraged finance market, ...
October 23, 2018
Before increasingly popular vertical integrations can be consummated, however, they must be approved by antitrust authorities. Vertical mergers have recently drawn greater scrutiny by the government, causing would-be ...
October 18, 2018
Vertical mergers have been stealing some of the thunder from horizontal deals of late. As horizontal targets become harder to come by, some acquirers are focusing on companies up or down the supply chain from ...
October 17, 2018
Special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, also referred to as “blank check” companies or “cash shells,” are companies that are incorporated for the purpose of making one or more strategic acquisitions. Each SPAC ...
October 16, 2018
As horizontal deals become more challenging due to consolidation, dealmakers increasingly consider opportunities to go vertical. Looking down the supply chain, companies are finding both new and exciting opportunities ...
October 12, 2018
On July 11, 2018, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) issued final regulations (the Regulations) continuing efforts aimed at curbing cross-border corporate ...
October 09, 2018
With acquirers paying an average premium of 40% over targets’ market value, delivering on promised synergies is critical to the success of most mergers. And because external spending so often represents the largest ...
October 04, 2018
Shortly after East Corporation begins due diligence on West Corporation, a cyber breach is discovered. This session at the M&A Conference at Wharton San Francisco explored both the methods and parties to the ...
October 03, 2018
A pilot project launched in 2016 by the Securities and Exchange Commission had an opposite effect from what was intended. It raised rather than lowered trading costs for investors, according to market participants. The ...
October 02, 2018
The transformational shift in the satellite communications market is fertile ground for significant deal-making, and took centre stage at the Connectivity Business Investment Conference’s M&A panel in Chicago. ...
September 28, 2018
Increasingly, company founders have been opting to shore up control by creating voting structures that undercut shareholder voting power, where only a decade ago almost all chose the standard and accepted one-share, ...
September 27, 2018
Regulation of cryptocurrency is happening in various sectors, as agencies and industry groups seek information on those involved with digital assets in an attempt to map out authority over certain aspects of the virtual ...
September 26, 2018
We’re pleased to share that Chase Bongirno, Director of XBRL at Toppan Vintage, has been named the chair of the XBRL US Communications Steering Committee (CSC). With a mission of facilitating the adoption and widespread ...
September 25, 2018
Recently, a new consideration in corporate culture has been sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles, which more companies have been adopting as part of their respective cultures. Taking ...
September 21, 2018
A new wrinkle in company assessment and due diligence is sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles, which more companies have been adopting as part of their respective cultures. Taking up ...
September 20, 2018
This session at the recent M&A Conference at Wharton San Francisco explored the unique issues associated with cross-border M&A and minority investments; from variations in deal structures to the merits of cash ...
September 19, 2018
With the proliferation of smaller companies seeking to grow their businesses, gain credibility and access capital, as opposed to the traditional IPO, Regulation A+ is now increasingly being used as a fundraising tool. ...
September 18, 2018
Corporate leadership matters, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles are increasingly being adopted by companies seeking responsible investments and positive corporate cultures. And with business ...
September 13, 2018
Dealmakers are starting to look closer at what companies preach in their corporate cultures, including their commitments to ethics and sustainability. After all, whether a potential acquisition has a healthy one in ...
September 11, 2018
The subject of corporate culture is increasingly relevant to dealmakers. After all, whether a potential acquisition has a healthy one in place could affect the amount of risk surrounding the target. Dealmakers need to ...