This session at the annual M&A Conference at the University of Chicago, which was held live online, looked at the strategic and operational considerations associated with spin-off transactions including specific guidance on the disposal process including shareholder engagement, taxation, and ongoing commercial agreements.

Leaks are highly disruptive to M&A, often pushing deal timelines into overdrive and inflating valuations. Even when that is the intended outcome for a deliberate leak, they add an element of uncertainty that risks backfiring and destroying the deal.

Active corporate development professionals, speaking at Transaction Advisors annual M&A conferences at Wharton San Francisco and Fordham Law New York, discussed key strategies for preventing intentional and unintentional leaks, and how best to...