By Mr. Jeff Cox & Mr. Todd Manley & Ms. Natalia Carvajal & Mr. James Harris
This session from Transaction Advisors San Francisco M&A Conference reviewed strategies that may be employed to retain the acquired team including the structure of financial incentives and retention agreements for key executives.
By Mr. Marc Goedhart & Mr. Tim Koller & Prof. David Wessels
The stated rationale for an acquisition does not always match up to reality. Instead, the authors of this article suggest that a value-creating acquisition typically conforms to at least one of six archetypes.
By James R. Asmussen, Esq. & Mr. Brian Boorstein & Mr. Frank Jaehnert & Kathryn Buono, Esq.
This discussion considered many of the key strategic and tactical issues that cause deals to fail to close and remedies one might consider as deal structures are developed. The session then pivoted to look at some of the most common reasons completed transactions fail to produce expected synergies and returns for investors.
By Ms. Laura McNaughton & Mr. Christophe Jeannin & Mr. Michael A. Wirth & Mr. Adam Sheridan
This panel from Transaction Advisors Middle Market M&A Conference in Chicago explored the key considerations in transactions involving privately held firms, from variations in the sale process to the methods sellers may use for differentiating bids in competitive processes. The discussion included a look at variations in common deal terms when the acquiring party is a private equity firm, strategic acquirer, foreign corporation, or a family office.
This presentation provided a detailed review of the current economic forces that are influencing the US economy and the possible impact on M&A strategy.
