Many sophisticated M&A practitioners understand the value of using insurance in the context of M&A transactions, including not only policies that insure representations & warranties, but also those covering tax, litigation, fraudulent conveyance, successor liability and other contingent risks.

Employers in New York, among them many financial sponsors and their portfolio companies, have an extraordinarily powerful legal weapon at their disposal to wield against employees found to have engaged in disloyal conduct.

In several recent decisions, two judges on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York adopted an interpretation of the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 that can be expected to complicate future exchange offers and, in some cases, force bond restructurings that might otherwise have been completed out-of-court to be effectuated through a bankruptcy filing.

Russian civil and corporate laws are undergoing significant changes, which will have an impact on M&A deals involving Russian companies. This article provides a quick overview of those amendments that are likely to be relevant for private equity firms active in Russia.

Proposed amendments to the UK Limited Partnerships Act 1907, the principal legislation governing English and Scottish limited partnerships, are intended to “ensure that the UK limited partnership remains the market standard structure for European private equity and venture capital funds….”