Tag: Private Equity
The Private Equity Developments That Defined 2024
Your essential recap is here Private equity in 2024 was marked by evolving deal dynamics, strategic shifts and heightened regulatory scrutiny. Which significant developments made the biggest waves? Find out with Cooley’s 2024 Private Equity Year in Review, where we take a closer look at the influential trends impacting the […]
Cooley’s 2023 Activism Year in Review: Wolf Packs at the Gate
As we look ahead to the 2024 proxy season (and beyond), let’s review the key 2023 trends and developments from activism playbooks, with a sharp focus on the ever-changing landscape in the technology and healthcare sectors. Momentum building for 2024? Globally, 229 campaigns launched in 2023, just under 2022 campaign […]
Event Recording: Capital Markets and the Resurgence of Private Equity
In a recent installment of Cooley’s Market Talks virtual series Jamie Leigh, partner and co-chair of the M&A practice at Cooley, joined Dave Peinsipp, partner and co-chair of the capital markets practice at Cooley, and Umi Mehta, global head of tech private equity and venture capital investment banking at Morgan […]
Interim Guidance on Stock Buyback Excise Tax Confirms Broad Application to M&A and Capital Market Transactions
The Inflation Reduction Act imposes a 1% excise tax on certain repurchases of stock of publicly traded US corporations (“Covered Corporations”) effected after December 31, 2022 (the “Excise Tax”).[1] On December 27, 2022, the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the IRS issued Notice 2023-2 (the “Notice”), providing interim guidance […]
Event Recording: A Conversation on M&A in Today’s Market
On September 28, 2022, Cooley sponsored the third virtual event in Axios’ Dealmakers series: A Conversation on M&A in Today’s Market. The event highlighted discussions surrounding the ever-changing dealmaking landscape of today and the impact of a recession on the future of the market. Axios technology and business reporter Kia […]
Did the Inflation Reduction Act Create a SPAC Tax?
On August 16, 2022, House Resolution 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), was signed into law. An August 11 Cooley client alert explains some of the tax provisions contained in the IRA, including the 1% excise tax on certain stock buybacks, which may impact special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) at key points in […]
Is the SEC process for SPAC registration statements Kafkaesque?
“Statement Regarding SPAC Matter,” is the latest from SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce. Seems completely anodyne, doesn’t it? But, as they say, looks can be deceiving. Instead, it’s a withering criticism of the SEC’s failure to declare a SPAC registration statement effective in time to allow a de-SPAC merger to go forward, […]
New SEC proposal takes on SPACs
Yesterday, the SEC voted, three to one, to propose new rules and amendments regarding SPACs, shell companies, the use of projections in SEC filings and a rule addressing the status of SPACs under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The proposal arrives in the context of calls from various corners, […]
2017 M&A Trends Series: Rep & Warranty (R&W) Insurance is Here
So far this year, deal parties are approaching M&A with cautious optimism. This series of Cooley M&A blog posts include some brief observations that offer some M&A highlights over the past year and our thoughts for the year to come. Rep & Warranty (R&W) Insurance is Here Previously, transaction insurance (or […]
2017 M&A Trends Series: Cautious Optimism in the New Year
So far this year, deal parties are approaching M&A with cautious optimism. Over the next few days, we will run a series of Cooley M&A blog posts with some brief observations that offer some M&A highlights over the past year and our thoughts for the year to come. Cautious Optimism […]