Merger and Acquisition Tag

When firms buy businesses in other countries, many think the difficult stage has passed once the purchase goes through. Actually, a good many disagreements come up following the deal – and frequently the issues are with how the company is governed. Analyses of medium-to-large cross-border deals reveal that governance misalignment can be responsible for over a third of early arguments between...

Introduction Private Equity invests in already existing private companies not listed in the stock exchange that are either promising companies in need of growth and expansion or those in need of ‘repair’. This is done by having a pool of investors investing in a fund; contributes to the fund and buy out the company whereby some changes are made such as change in strategy in reliance on the...

The primary models of corporate entity acquisition are usually through share or asset acquisition. Various factors influence the decision to settle on either of the two. In this write-up, the focus is on acquisition through shares, as discussed below. 1. Completion Accounts In this model, the parties initially agree on an estimated sale price and upon completion, the “completion...