Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is pleased to present our summer edition of MarketCheck, a periodic report to help M&A market participants navigate today’s complex dealmaking landscape. Each issue of MarketCheck features insights from senior Debevoise lawyers on economic, regulatory and legal topics related to corporate transactions, with a focus on public companies. If you would like to access prior issues of MarketCheck, please click here.
This edition covers a diverse range of topics, including an examination of recent developments in the U.S.-China trade relationship; a discussion of state antitrust enforcement and practical steps to identify and manage state-level antitrust risk; and blurbs on resolving tax receivable agreement obligations through chapter 11 and the heightened director independence presumption applied by the Delaware Court of Chancery. We also include brief updates on private credit and California’s moves to strengthen oversight of financial investments in healthcare, as well as charts comparing Delaware, Nevada and Texas laws and other factors relating to corporate governance and takeovers.
The Debevoise M&A Group consistently leads transactions for some of the world’s most prominent corporations, financial services institutions and private equity firms. Debevoise clients receive the hands-on, personal attention of sophisticated M&A partners who have broad experience in public and private M&A and specialize in complex, multifaceted transactions. Intense partner focus, a blend of practice breadth, specialization and teamwork, and a rigorous dedication to quality define the way that Debevoise handles M&A assignments.