A significant consideration when considering an M&A target can be the impact that pending or threatened litigation has on the proposed transaction.
While some organizations may balk at the idea of acquiring a target that is (or is likely to
Can a cause of action be assigned in a corporate transaction?
What happens when a key asset of a target corporation is a cause of action? Can it be assigned to the purchaser in an asset purchase or to a “Newco” in a corporate restructuring?
It is a longstanding common law
Post-deal litigation: what it is and how to avoid it
A recent article by PWC which appeared in Lexpert Magazine draws attention to a phenomenon that is pervasive in the United States and is becoming much more common in Canada: post-deal litigation.
What is it?
Increasingly, shareholders are filing lawsuits