Avoiding a Broken M&A Deal: Key Strategies for Achieving Deal Certainty in an Uncertain Environment

• 4.5.2017 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
• The Westin Waltham Boston
  70 Third Avenue
  Waltham, Massachusetts 02451

Andrew Bonnes , Hartmut Schneider

Over the last few years, an unprecedented number of prominent M&A deals have failed or been renegotiated due to regulatory hurdles, financing failures and other alleged closing condition failures. In this environment, M&A practitioners simply cannot overlook the importance of deal certainty in their M&A transactions, whether large or small. During this program, attendees will learn important strategies for achieving deal certainty in an uncertain M&A environment.

The panelists will share their latest strategies for:

• navigating the antitrust framework, including:
  • identifying antitrust risk early in the process
  • putting your best foot forward with regulators
  • implementing divestitures and other remedies
• addressing the unique issues presented by non-US buyers
• structuring deals to minimize closing risk
• minimizing financing risk
• drafting critical provisions in the merger agreement

WilmerHale Partners Joe Conahan, Andrew Bonnes and Hartmut Schneider will be panelists at this event.