M&A, private equity and joint ventures

Resources on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and joint ventures.
Contents

Handbooks

Multi-jurisdictional guides with Country Q&A, Cross-border chapters, PLC Which lawyer? rankings and Lawyer profiles.

Capital Markets

Mergers and Acquisitions

Private Equity

Venture Capital

 

Country Q&A search tools

Search the Country Q&A by question and jurisdiction.

Capital Markets (www.practicallaw.com/7-501-2792)

Mergers and Acquisitions (www.practicallaw.com/4-501-7395)

Private Equity (www.practicallaw.com/7-500-9935)

Venture Capital (www.practicallaw.com/0-500-9934)

 

PLC Which lawyer?

Find recommended lawyers worldwide.

Capital Markets (www.practicallaw.com/3-501-2794)

Mergers and Acquisitions (www.practicallaw.com/9-501-7487)

Private Equity (www.practicallaw.com/8-500-9063)

 

Practice notes

Cross-border guides to transactions and specific areas of law.

Acquisition structures: international acquisitions (www.practicallaw.com/8-107-3925)

Auction sales: international acquisitions (www.practicallaw.com/0-107-3934)

Competition: international acquisitions (www.practicallaw.com/0-107-3929)

Consideration and acquisition finance: international acquisitions (www.practicallaw.com/4-107-3932)

Employees: international acquisitions (www.practicallaw.com/8-107-3930)

International acquisitions: tax (www.practicallaw.com/4-107-3927)

Preliminary agreements: international acquisitions (www.practicallaw.com/6-107-3926)

Share acquisition documents: international acquisitions (www.practicallaw.com/6-107-3931)

Signing, closing and opinions: international acquisitions (www.practicallaw.com/2-107-3933)

Transaction management: international acquisitions (www.practicallaw.com/2-107-3928)

Overview: international joint ventures (www.practicallaw.com/1-107-3943)

Competition: international joint ventures (www.practicallaw.com/0-107-4207)

Control and minority protection: international joint ventures (www.practicallaw.com/2-107-3947)

Deadlock and termination: international joint ventures (www.practicallaw.com/0-107-3948)

Employees: international joint ventures (www.practicallaw.com/8-107-4208)

Intellectual property: international joint ventures (www.practicallaw.com/5-107-3960)

Shareholders' agreement and by-laws: international joint ventures (www.practicallaw.com/4-107-3946)

Structures: international joint ventures (www.practicallaw.com/9-107-3944)

Tax: international joint ventures (www.practicallaw.com/6-107-3945)

 

Standard documents

Documents drafted in generic style which can be adapted to fit local law requirements.

Confidentiality agreement: international acquisitions (www.practicallaw.com/5-101-4188)

Letter of intent: international acquisitions (www.practicallaw.com/7-101-4187)

Share purchase agreement: international acquisitions (www.practicallaw.com/9-101-4186)

Confidentiality agreement: international joint ventures (www.practicallaw.com/4-101-6809)

Memorandum of understanding: international joint ventures (www.practicallaw.com/6-101-6808)

Shareholders' agreement: international joint ventures (www.practicallaw.com/2-101-6810)

 

Standard clauses

Minority shareholder protection: international joint ventures (www.practicallaw.com/5-101-6446)

 

Drafting notes

Commentaries highlighting key drafting issues.

Confidentiality agreement: international acquisitions: drafting note (www.practicallaw.com/7-107-3916)

Letter of intent: international acquisitions: drafting note (www.practicallaw.com/9-107-3915)

Share purchase agreement: international acquisitions: drafting note (www.practicallaw.com/2-107-3914)

Confidentiality agreement: drafting note: international joint ventures (www.practicallaw.com/0-107-4250)

Memorandum of understanding: drafting note: international joint ventures (www.practicallaw.com/1-102-1911)

Minority shareholder protection: drafting note: international joint ventures (www.practicallaw.com/5-107-4257)

Shareholders' agreement: drafting note: international joint ventures (www.practicallaw.com/8-107-4251)

 

Checklists

Lists that break down and prioritise the key steps in a project or deal.

Checklist: acquisition: international acquisitions (www.practicallaw.com/5-107-3936)

Checklist: after closing: international acquisitions (www.practicallaw.com/3-107-3937)

Checklist: due diligence: international acquisitions (www.practicallaw.com/7-107-3935)

Checklist: international joint ventures (www.practicallaw.com/4-102-2004)

 

Articles

A selection of articles from the archive of PLC Cross-border and PLC Global Counsel.

The Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme - continuing unresolved issues for private equity funds?

01-Nov-10

Structuring private equity deals through Luxembourg and The Netherlands holding companies or funds

01-Nov-10

Issues for fund managers in the wake of the global financial crisis

01-Nov-10

Private equity in Latin America

21-Sep-10

Foreign investment in Latin America: adapting to local realities

20-Sep-10

Investing in India: establishing an equity joint venture (www.practicallaw.com/4-502-9614)

19-Aug-10

EU and other cross-border mergers: a Q&A guide (www.practicallaw.com/7-502-4889)

1-June-10

IPOs of private equity-backed companies in 2010 (www.practicallaw.com/7-502-3917)

9-June-10

Private Equity Investments in China (www.practicallaw.com/4-502-3075)

1-June-10

Disclosure of significant interests in listed companies' voting securities: the Swiss approach (www.practicallaw.com/0-502-1078)

1-Mar-10

Introduction to AIM (www.practicallaw.com/2-201-2217)

1-Nov-09

Buyback of equity and debt securities in Switzerland (www.practicallaw.com/1-501-3252)

1-Nov-09

Current market practice trends in rights offerings (www.practicallaw.com/3-501-2869)

1-Nov-09

Key structural and legal aspects of asset securitisations (www.practicallaw.com/5-501-3245)

1-Nov-09

2010: The year of the regulator?  (www.practicallaw.com/9-501-0886)

1-Nov-09

The Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme - unresolved issues for private equity funds? (www.practicallaw.com/5-500-9597)

1-Nov-09

Loan-to-own: coming to Europe? (www.practicallaw.com/2-500-7203)

4-Dec-09

Corporate/M&A Super League 2009: G8 and China (www.practicallaw.com/1-500-7755)

2-Nov-09

Venture capital financing in Japan: a combination of the familiar and the unique (www.practicallaw.com/3-500-9876)

1-Nov-09

The geography of cleantech ventures (www.practicallaw.com/1-500-8340)

1-Nov-09

Poison pills: back in the spotlight (www.practicallaw.com/2-386-3099)

18-Jun-09

Virtual data rooms: the due diligence evolution (www.practicallaw.com/1-386-4749)

18-Jun-09

Bridging the value gap: the takeover of British Energy (www.practicallaw.com/0-385-2836)

30-Apr-09

Contingent value rights: a new takeover currency? (www.practicallaw.com/4-385-2052)

19-Mar-09

Anheuser-Busch InBev: I'll drink to that (www.practicallaw.com/4-384-9309)

13-Feb-09

Enodis acquisition: cooking up a "premium" storm (www.practicallaw.com/1-384-4638)

22-Jan-09

Convergence of hedge and private equity funds structures (www.practicallaw.com/0-383-6808)

01-Oct-08

The growing influence of sovereign wealth funds (www.practicallaw.com/3-383-2880)

16-Sep-08

US perspective: changing market practice in US takeovers (www.practicallaw.com/8-382-8611)

24-Jul-08

The auction of Resolution plc: a successful Resolution for shareholder value (www.practicallaw.com/5-382-7038)

24-Jul-08

Thomson Reuters: a dual listed company transaction (www.practicallaw.com/7-382-1851)

16-Jun-08

Hostile takeovers and defences (www.practicallaw.com/0-381-1054)

01-Feb-08

Deal protection mechanisms in the US and the UK (www.practicallaw.com/8-380-9085)

01-Feb-08

Why is AIM proving to be attractive to US companies? (www.practicallaw.com/1-380-4883)

25-Jan-08

Update on using EU offshore holding companies in cross-border private equity transactions - the Dutch co-operative and tax substance (www.practicallaw.com/7-379-2434)

1-Nov-07

Canadian high dividend common share IPOs: a new path to liquidity for US businesses to meet investor demand for yield (www.practicallaw.com/6-380-5823)

1-Nov-07

Establishing an equity joint venture in India: an overview (www.practicallaw.com/5-307-6952)

18-Apr-07

European energy regulatory policy and its impact on M&A in the energy sector (www.practicallaw.com/3-280-7952)

01-Jan-07

Leveraged buyouts (www.practicallaw.com/2-242-4954)

01-Jan-07

Takeovers Directive: implementation and impact  (www.practicallaw.com/7-209-0953)

22-Dec-06

Investing in China: acquisitions and mergers (www.practicallaw.com/7-203-6640)

08-Sep-06

Investing in China: finding the right vehicle (www.practicallaw.com/0-203-0509)

01-Jun-06

Consortium bids and their funding (www.practicallaw.com/5-202-2941)

01-Feb-06

Deal protection mechanisms in the US and the UK (www.practicallaw.com/0-202-2627)

01-Feb-06

Certain funds acquisitions in the UK (www.practicallaw.com/6-202-2634)

01-Feb-06

Hedge funds and public M&A (www.practicallaw.com/9-202-1322)

01-Feb-06

Legal risk and pre-contractual obligations: an international perspective (www.practicallaw.com/5-200-9751)

04-Jul-05

Cross-Border Mergers Directive: draft text adopted by European Parliament at first reading (www.practicallaw.com/3-200-7404)

11-May-05

Group 4 Securicor: securing the cross-border merger (www.practicallaw.com/A47071)

18-Jan-05

Deal protection measures: can they safeguard an agreement? (www.practicallaw.com/A33450)

21-Oct-03

Sweets to the sweet: Cadbury Schweppes buys Adams (www.practicallaw.com/A30509)

27-May-03

Private acquisitions in France: a survival guide for international buyers (www.practicallaw.com/A28250)

29-Jan-03

Dual-headed structures revisited (www.practicallaw.com/A26307)

23-Sep-02

Private acquisitions in Germany: a survival guide for international buyers (www.practicallaw.com/A24161)

27-May-02

Out of the public eye: trends in delisting (www.practicallaw.com/A22683)

20-Mar-02

Untying the knot: material adverse change clauses (www.practicallaw.com/A21430)

01-Feb-02

BHP Billiton (www.practicallaw.com/A20927)

03-Dec-01

Post-closing price determinations (www.practicallaw.com/A19907)

01-Oct-01

Warranty and indemnity insurance in a global context (www.practicallaw.com/A19489)

01-Sep-01

Structuring pan-European private equity funds (www.practicallaw.com/A19488)

01-Sep-01

Inside the Glaxo Wellcome and Smith Kline merger (www.practicallaw.com/A17973)

01-May-01

Private company acquisitions in the US: a survival guide for overseas buyers (www.practicallaw.com/A17553)

01-Apr-01

A triple jump: merging Vivendi, Seagram and Canal Plus (www.practicallaw.com/A16645)

22-Jan-01