Human capital is a critical component of any merger or acquisition. High profit margins and synergistic gains cannot be realized without key talent who are able to motivate employees to achieve high levels of performance. Although there is no simple
The capital pool company: an alternative way to go public
Going public
Going public is, expectedly, the goal of many private companies and their founders. There are two methods of taking a private company public—initial public offerings (IPO) and reverse take-overs (RTO)—that draw the most attention
Assessing corruption risks in M&A transactions
In a previous post, we discussed the importance of considering anti-corruption and bribery risks when engaging in international transactions. In connection with the OECD Convention on Combatting Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, Canada, the US
M&A activity is booming in Asia’s renewable energy market
The first half of the decade has seen a swift rise in green-house gas (GHG) emissions in Asia. Consequently, China is now the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide from the consumption of energy, accounting for over 25%
A global overview of M&A activity
Despite growing concerns over the state of the Chinese economy, global M&A activity has been quietly growing. According to Mergermarket’s September insider, August 2015 was the highest valued August ever with US$297.8bn total deal value. This 12.7% increase came
What’s the point?
Lawyers are wordsmiths not mathematicians who, when working on a deal, often leave the complex math to the bankers and accountants. Some of us decided to go to law school because of our dread of math; finance and the sciences