Month: September 2020

Investment Funds Beware: Proposed HSR Amendments Would Increase Reporting Obligations

The US Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice announced proposed changes to the rules governing Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filings that, if implemented, would significantly increase the number of transactions that must be reported to the antitrust agencies – primarily by private equity, venture capital and other investment funds – as […]

Pandemic-Related Deal Litigation Highlights Buyer Leverage in Transactions Requiring Debt Financing

In a May blog post we discussed several initial observations regarding the dozens of M&A transactions that were signed prior to March 2020 and that were in jeopardy as a result of COVID-19. Since that post, the Delaware Chancery Court has had the opportunity to consider some preliminary issues relating […]

Drinks with the Deal: Cooley’s Jamie Leigh

Jamie Leigh, partner and co-chair of the M&A practice group, discusses advising tech and life sciences companies, her work for Mirror on its agreement to sell to Lululemon and how she’s staying sane in the pandemic on this installment of Drinks With The Deal, a podcast series hosted by David […]