Mergers & Acquisitions

Accounting Standards

SEC Could Reclassify SPAC Warrants And Hold Up New Filings: Report

Warrants could soon be considered liabilities instead of equity for accounting purposes.

Source: Benzinga
April 13, 2021
M&A

M&A Deal Price: Agreeing to Disagree

When they agree to disagree, the seller and the buyer are acknowledging that an accurate price can’t be determined right now.
Credit

Activist Investor Efforts Increasingly Lower Credit Ratings

Shareholder activist M&A or break-up campaigns continue to be the largest contributor to rating changes.
Credit

Banks Paused Tightening in Q4

Many U.S. financial institutions left loan standards unchanged for business and real estate credits, as demand weakened.
Investor Relations

SPACs Require Best-in-Class Communications From the Get-Go

Messaging delivered in an IPO or transaction of any type sets the tone for the long term and must be carefully crafted.
Applications

Sony to Buy AT&T’s Anime Streaming Business Crunchyroll

The deal for the streaming business comes as COVID-19 has upended the movie-theater business.
M&A

McCormick Doubles Down on Hot-Sauce Category With Cholula Buy

The hot-sauce category has seen a jump in U.S. sales amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Applications

Thoma Bravo Buys RealPage for $10.2B

The $10.2 billion deal is the private equity firm’s largest tech acquisition to date.
Regulation

Beware This Misstep With Share Buybacks

Knowledge of a potential sale eluded Andeavor LLC's internal controls team, causing the firm to violate securities law.
Capital Markets

Capital Allocation: How to Emerge From the Pandemic In a Stronger Position

CFOs have to balance unforeseen COVID-driven capital issues with the need for investment that drives long-term value creation.
Capital Markets

Johnson & Johnson Borrows $7.5B to Fund Its Purchase Of Momenta

S&P Global Ratings said that the company’s adjusted debt to a measure of earnings is at a 15-year high.
Risk Management

Don’t Let COVID-19 Kill Your Deal

Tech startups eager to complete M&A and venturing financings during the pandemic will want to follow these best practices.
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