Tag: ESG
ESG and M&A: Vetting a Target’s ESG Strengths and Weaknesses to Assess Value, Go-Forward Risks and Disclosure Requirements
The corporate sector’s approach to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues – or “ESG” (the shorthand by which they are commonly referred) – has risen in prominence in recent years as investors have become increasingly socially conscious. It’s clear that what was once just an industry buzzword is here to […]
Antitrust Trends to Look Out for in 2022
One year into his administration, President Joe Biden has made clear that aggressive competition policy is on the agenda. With a team of progressives filling leadership roles at the Federal Trade Commission and in the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice, companies are able to predict what the […]
Cooley’s 2020 Tech M&A Year in Review
A Tale of Two Years While we continue to absorb and understand the worldwide pandemic shockwaves of 2020, trying to encapsulate the vicissitudes of the past year in an annual recap is daunting. Early weeks of the pandemic created an almost inconceivable shift in dealmaking – lawyers and advisors conditioned […]
Cooley’s 2020 Life Sciences M&A Year in Review
General Trends in Life Sciences M&A If 2019 was the year of life sciences mega-deals, 2020 was the year of COVID-19, as the global pandemic permeated every aspect of the dealmaking landscape, with the life sciences sector being no exception. COVID-19 drove unprecedented levels of collaboration among biopharmaceutical companies seeking […]