The 2021 M&A Report provides a global M&A market review and outlook, as well as insights on the following topics:
- Takeover defenses for public companies
- The impact of buy-side representation and warranty insurance on deal terms in private company sales
- Recent SEC amendments providing financial statement disclosure relief for business acquisitions and dispositions
- Steps boards can take to limit the impact of Delaware courts’ increasing openness to shareholder books and records demands
- A comparison of deal terms in public and private company acquisitions
- The challenges and potential benefits of pre-IPO acquisitions
- Special considerations for parties doing M&A deals in California
- Deal term trends in VC-backed company acquisitions
