Mergers & acquisitions
July 2021 | SPECIAL REPORT: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Financier Worldwide Magazine
July 2021 Issue
Q&A: M&A digitalisation trends and opportunities
FW discusses M&A digitalisation trends with Timo Klees and Clément Mengue at PwC.
International M&A trends – deal drivers and hotspots
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer The second half of 2020 saw an unprecedented fightback in dealmaking following the stasis caused by the pandemic. And as far as deal data for Q1 is concerned, the bull run that began in Q3 2020 seems to show no signs of slowing. Mergers & acquisitions (M&A) in the first three…
Board role in M&A transactions: practical implications of directors’ duties
Norton Rose Fulbright The M&A market has been ramping up since mid-2020 following the initial slowdown triggered by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It is a trend which the majority of commentators expect to continue through 2021, driven by significant cash reserves accumulated…
Considerations and challenges in evaluating ESG factors in the M&A context
K&L Gates LLP Environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters have been the subject of increasing attention over the last decade. But only recently have people begun to focus on how ESG considerations fit into existing frameworks for M&A analysis and corporate investment decisions…
National security considerations when investing in Canada
McCarthy Tétrault LLP Foreign investment in Canada is regulated under the Investment Canada Act (ICA). Originally, Canada’s foreign investment review regime was created to empower the government to review significant foreign investments to determine their net economic benefit to Canada…
Convertible loans granted to Spanish non-listed companies: key features
Cases & Lacambra The most common sources of financing for Spanish non-listed companies are equity invested by shareholders and bank financing. Direct lending has also become increasingly popular. Over the last decade, however, a number of convertible loans have also been granted…
Current issues in Australian takeovers
Herbert Smith Freehills The Australian M&A market, like many others, is very active. This article covers the state of the market along with some topical deal structures and recent changes to Australia’s foreign investment regime. 2020 proved to be a year of two halves. The first half was dominated by…
Q&A: Outlook for M&A activity: challenges and opportunities
FW discusses the outlook for M&A activity with James Fletcher at Ashurst LLP, Jerry Dentinger at BDO, and Ani Kusheva at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates.
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Ashurst LLP
BDO
Cases & Lacambra
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith Freehills
K&L Gates LLP
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Norton Rose Fulbright
PwC
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates