Synergies take center stage in M&A

Synergies Take Center Stage
By Mr. Timo Schmid & Dr. Jens Kengelbach & Dr. Georg Keienburg & Mr. Dominik Degen & Prof. Sönke Sievers

Unflinching investor support, along with still-cheap funding and slow organic growth, helped push global deal making to a rapid pace in early 2018. 

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Brand-driven M&A strategies and missteps

By Mr. Thomas Ordahl & Ms. Elizabeth Meloy & Mr. Brian Davison

This session at Transaction Advisors M&A Conference at the University of Chicago looked at how brands are managed in M&A; considered common integration missteps involving brands and their cultural identity; explored the ways high performing acquirers manage acquired brands; reviewed variations in vertical and horizontal M&A strategies and the impact on brand frameworks; and discussed methods for holding acquired brands / defensive value.

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Dealing with Leaks / How to leak a deal

By Mr. Brian S. Hwang & Rachael Dugan, Esq. & Mr. James Harris & Doug Barnard, Esq.

This session at Transaction Advisors M&A Conference at the University of Chicago explored a range of challenges when deal negotiations are leaked to the media, investors, or employees.

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Cross-border acquisition techniques and considerations

By George A. Casey, Esq. & Mr. Brian S. Cook & Alan Konevsky, Esq. & Andrew Gratz, Esq.

This discussion at Transaction Advisors M&A Conference at the University of Chicago explored the unique issues associated with cross-border acquisitions and minority investments; from variations in deal structures to the merits of cash or stock offers; and methods for balancing U.S. securities laws with changing and conflicting requirements in other jurisdictions.  

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Improving board involvement in M&A

By William R. Kucera, Esq. & Mr. Frank Jaehnert & Sergio Letelier, Esq. & Mr. Doug H. Jackson

This session from Transaction Advisors M&A Conference at the University of Chicago considered approaches for engaging the Board in an organization's inorganic strategy, including prospect development, techniques for improving target receptivity, and methods for pursuing an unwilling target.  

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