Commitment Letters for Acquisition Financing

Read this practice note discussing current market trends in publicly filed commitment letters for acquisition financing from the second half of 2023 and the first half of 2024. This practice note examines examples of select key provisions in commitment letters for acquisition financing, including SunGard provisions and bifurcated governing law provisions.

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