Structuring

JAPANESE UPDATE – Japan’s Largest M&A Transaction in 2023: The Acquisition of Toshiba Corporation

*Originally distributed on February 20, 2024.  In 2023, there was a 6.7% decline in the number of mergers and acquisitions involving Japanese companies as compared to 2022. This decrease can be attributed to a combination of macroeconomic factors, interest rate trends, regulatory changes, and geopolitical influences. Despite this overall trend, one standout deal was the … Continued

This article was authored by Masakazu Iwakura (Senior Partner), Hidenori Nakagawa (Partner) and Masanori Bito (Partner) of TMI Associates. They appreciate the valuable assistance of Vincent Tritto, a Foreign Attorney at TMI.

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U.S. UPDATE – 2020 Checklist for Successful Acquisitions in the United States

Cross-Border M&A – 2020 Checklist for Successful Acquisitions in the United States M&A continued its robust pace in 2019, with nearly $3.9 trillion in global deal volume for the year, the third-highest volume of the last decade.  The U.S. market was particularly strong, making up for relative weakness in Europe and Asia.  The boom was … Continued

Editors’ Note: This submission updates a checklist co-authored by Messrs. Emmerich and Panovka, members of XBMA’s Legal Roundtable, with their colleagues at Wachtell Lipton, Jodi J. Schwartz, Scott K. Charles, David A. Katz, Andrew J. Nussbaum, Ilene Knable Gotts, Mark Gordon, Joshua R. Cammaker, William Savitt, Andrea K. Wahlquist, Karessa L. Cain, T. Eiko Stange, Joshua M. Holmes, Eric M. Rosof, Gordon S. Moodie, Emil A. Kleinhaus, Edward J. Lee, Raaj S. Narayan, Amy R. Wolf and Matthew T. Carpenter.

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U.S. UPDATE – 2019 Checklist for Successful Acquisitions in the United States

Cross-Border M&A – 2019 Checklist for Successful Acquisitions in the United States M&A in 2018 began with a bang, with more than $350 billion of deals in January 2018 – a January level not seen since 2000 – and much chatter that M&A volume for the year could hit an all-time record. As it turned … Continued

Editors’ Note: This submission updates a checklist co-authored by Messrs. Emmerich and Panovka, members of XBMA’s Legal Roundtable, with their colleagues at Wachtell Lipton, Jodi J. Schwartz, Scott K. Charles, David A. Katz, Andrew J. Nussbaum, Ilene Knable Gotts, Mark Gordon, Joshua R. Cammaker, William Savitt, Andrea K. Wahlquist, Karessa L. Cain, T. Eiko Stange, Joshua M. Holmes, Eric M. Rosof, Gordon S. Moodie, Emil A. Kleinhaus, Edward J. Lee, Raaj S. Narayan and Matthew T. Carpenter.

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U.S. UPDATE – 2018 Checklist for Successful Acquisitions in the United States

Global M&A accelerated in the fourth quarter of 2017, driven in part by tech expansion and strong economies in several key markets, and there are many signals pointing to a continued strong pace of transactions, including in the U.S. Overall M&A volume in 2017 continued to be robust, reaching $3.6 trillion, approximately 35% of which … Continued

Editors’ Note: This submission updates a checklist co-authored by Messrs. Emmerich and Panovka, members of XBMA’s Legal Roundtable, with their colleagues at Wachtell Lipton David A. Katz, Scott K. Charles, Ilene Knable Gotts, Andrew J. Nussbaum, Joshua R. Cammaker, Mark Gordon, T. Eiko Stange, William Savitt, Eric M. Rosof, Joshua M. Holmes, Emil A. Kleinhaus, Gordon S. Moodie, Edward J. Lee and Raaj S. Narayan.

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U.S. UPDATE – 2017 Checklist for Successful Acquisitions in the United States

Highlights: Global M&A volume in 2016 continued to be robust, reaching $3.7 trillion, approximately 40% of which involved cross-border deals, as compared to one-third in 2015.  Five out of the ten largest deals of the year were cross-border transactions.  The pace of deals grew during the second half of the year, especially in the U.S., … Continued

Editors’ Note: This submission updates a checklist co-authored by Messrs. Emmerich and Panovka, members of XBMA’s Legal Roundtable, with their colleagues at Wachtell Lipton David A. Katz, Scott K. Charles, Ilene Knable Gotts, Andrew J. Nussbaum, Joshua R. Cammaker, Mark Gordon, Eric M. Rosof, Joshua M. Holmes, T. Eiko Stange, Gordon S. Moodie, Edward J. Lee, Raaj S. Narayan and Carmen X.W. Lu.

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U.S. UPDATE – 2015 Checklist for Successful Acquisitions in the U.S.

Highlights: M&A was robust in 2014, hitting several noteworthy post-crisis high-water marks: total global volume reached US$3.5 trillion, cross-border volume reached US$1.3 trillion (37% of the total) and cross-border M&A involving U.S. companies reached US$770 billion (45% of which was incoming). We expect current trends to continue in 2015, driven, in several key regions, by … Continued

Editors’ Note:  This submission updates a checklist co-authored by Messrs. Emmerich and Panovka, members of XBMA’s Legal Roundtable, with their colleagues at Wachtell Lipton David A. Katz, Scott K. Charles, Ilene Knable Gotts, Andrew J. Nussbaum, Joshua R. Cammaker, Mark Gordon, Eric M. Rosof, Joshua M. Holmes, T. Eiko Stange, Gordon S. Moodie, Raaj Narayan and Francis J. Stapleton.

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U.S. UPDATE – A New Takeover Threat: Symbiotic Activism

Highlights:  Valeant Pharmaceuticals and Pershing Square employed a troubling new tactic in their hostile bid for Allergan. The partnership between an activist hedge fund and a strategic acquirer enables a hostile bidder to establish a large beachhead stake more secretly, quickly and cheaply than before. This lowers the hostile bidder’s cost and enables to hedge … Continued

Editor’s Note:  This article was co-authored by Martin Lipton, Adam O. Emmerich, Trevor S. Norwitz and Sabastian V. Niles of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.

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CANADIAN UPDATE: Negotiating Share and Asset Purchase Agreements: Fundamental Considerations

Executive Summary:  In the presentation below, the authors review key legal (including corporate, commercial, tax and regulatory) and business issues that arise when negotiating and drafting acquisition agreements in Canada which, except for the Canadian regulatory issues, have universal application. The presentation focuses primarily on negotiated acquisition agreements of assets or shares of private companies … Continued

Editors’ Note: This presentation was submitted by I. Berl Nadler, a partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP and a leading Canadian corporate lawyer who has been involved in numerous high-profile financing transactions and acquisitions worldwide on behalf of multinational corporate clients. The presenters are Mr. Nadler and Paul Lamarre, partner at Davies Ward Phllips & Vineberg LLP.

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FRENCH UPDATE – Activist Strategies and Defenses in France

French Update – Activist Strategies and Defenses in France Executive Summary:  Many of the fundamentals driving increased shareholder activism in the United States and elsewhere are also relevant in France.  The disclosure regime under French securities law should permit companies to identify activist investors, their concert parties and their economic exposure, however, French law and … Continued

Editors’ Note: Alain Maillot and Bertrand Cardi are partners of Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier and members of XBMA’s Legal Roundtable.  Bertrand Cardi, Benjamin Burman and Forrest Alogna, partners of Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier, authored the following article.  Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier is the leading firm in France in the practice of M&A and Takeovers.

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