Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

On February 14, 2016, the SEC settled an enforcement action against CVR Energy for providing misleading disclosure about the fees payable to CVR’s two financial advisors in connection with CVR’s defense of a hostile tender offer by affiliates of Carl Icahn in 2012. The SEC did not impose any civil penalties, however, due to CVR’s cooperation with the commission in its investigation.

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IBG Business

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

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IBG Business

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Does My M&A Broker Truly Understand My Business? When interviewing M&A brokers or investment bankers to advise you and manage the sale of your company , it is very important for you to outline your specific decision-making process for selecting an advisor and your requirements for a successful business sale. Without the information gleaned from that discussion, an intermediary will find it difficult to respond to your concerns and objectives.

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

So far this year, deal parties are approaching M&A with cautious optimism. This series of Cooley M&A blog posts include some brief observations that offer some M&A highlights over the past year and our thoughts for the year to come. Rep & Warranty (R&W) Insurance is Here. Previously, transaction insurance (or R&W insurance) was used sparingly and predominantly by East Coast private equity funds.

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Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

So far this year, deal parties are approaching M&A with cautious optimism. This series of Cooley M&A blog posts include some brief observations that offer some M&A highlights over the past year and our thoughts for the year to come. Delaware Confronts M&A Litigation. M&A deal litigation continues to plague most public M&A deals.

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

So far this year, deal parties are approaching M&A with cautious optimism. Over the next few days, we will run a series of Cooley M&A blog posts with some brief observations that offer some M&A highlights over the past year and our thoughts for the year to come. Cautious Optimism in the New Year. The overall number of M&A deals in 2016 increased by 1% compared to the year before (Thomson Reuters), but this fact did not grab headlines because the dollar value of M&A deals fell

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

So far this year, deal parties are approaching M&A with cautious optimism. This series of Cooley M&A blog posts include some brief observations that offer some M&A highlights over the past year and our thoughts for the year to come. Negotiating Anti-Reliance Language. Buyers continued to assert fraud claims in private deals with increasing alacrity.

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

So far this year, deal parties are approaching M&A with cautious optimism. This series of Cooley M&A blog posts include some brief observations that offer some M&A highlights over the past year and our thoughts for the year to come. Innovation Pressures Fuel M&A. The WSJ has written about the rise of acquisitions by “old-line” non-tech companies of tech startups.

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

So far this year, deal parties are approaching M&A with cautious optimism. This series of Cooley M&A blog posts include some brief observations that offer some M&A highlights over the past year and our thoughts for the year to come. Appraisal Risks Factor High. In deals where stockholders have the right to an appraisal (in Delaware, generally mergers with cash consideration), appraisal risk is increasingly being factored into the deal price – not just in public deals but also in (lar

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

So far this year, deal parties are approaching M&A with cautious optimism. This series of Cooley M&A blog posts include some brief observations that offer some M&A highlights over the past year and our thoughts for the year to come. The Trump Effect. How President Donald Trump will shape the regulatory environment is weighing heavily on potential deal flow.

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Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker

The old adages that "cash is king" and "you can’t spend profits" still hold true today. But however well-known these sayings might be, it requires a change in mindset to properly implement a cash flow management system that predicts your business's runaway as accurately as possible. Key to this new mindset is understanding the difference between the Statement of Cash Flows, a historical look at the source and uses of cash, and the Cash Flow Statement, which uses transaction history and forward-l

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