LexisNexis delivers comprehensive new destination for mergers & acquisitions lawyers with launch of M&A Practice Center on lexis.com

New Practice Center brings together indispensable content with tools, expertise, documents and information matched directly to the way M&A attorneys work

August 21, 2007 — New York, NY, August 21, 2007 - LexisNexis, a leading provider of information and services solutions, today announced the launch of its new M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions) Practice Center at www.lexisnexis.com/merger.

The new Practice Center is a unique resource for M&A attorneys, offering the first workflow-based destination containing content, tools and services aligned specifically to the way M&A practitioners work. By integrating the authoritative collection of M&A information from the LexisNexis services – including precedent, primary law, treatises and private and public company information – along with comprehensive tools, insightful analysis and practice guidance into one central location, the LexisNexis M&A Practice Center is a powerful new site to help attorneys work more effectively at each step along the lifecycle of complex corporate transactions.

“By eliminating the need to search through multiple sources of information on the Web or elsewhere, the LexisNexis M&A Practice Center delivers access to an organized dashboard of highly relevant professional tools right into the hands of attorneys,” said Andrew Blumberg, vice president of the M&A and securities practice group at LexisNexis.  “With this new online resource, our customers don’t have to find the content, we bring it to them, in many cases with no searching required.”

According to independent research estimates, M&A is not only one of the largest practices for U.S. law firms, it is also one of the fastest growing and highest premium areas.  BTI Consulting estimates that the combined market opportunity in M&A for U.S. law firms is roughly $5 billion in annual professional fees.

Based on research and testing with clients, the LexisNexis M&A Practice Center has been organized to match the primary components of an M&A lawyer’s professional activities.  This means users can now access relevant information, documents, templates, analysis and guidance grouped specifically for each stage of a merger or acquisition.

The M&A Practice Center has seven primary sections:

• M&A News – The latest headlines and developments from trusted sources such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Financial Times and BNA’s Mergers & Acquisitions Law Report;
• Structure the Deal – Examples of recent deals, overviews of major transactions, on-point precedent and deal documents;
• Perform Due Diligence – In-depth exploration of public and private company acquisition candidates, targets and customers from a wide range of news databases, financial and industry analysis, third-party research and public records;
• Create Documents – Draft deal documents with reference to highly relevant agreements and clauses, organizational documents, sample language and easy-to-use forms;
• Negotiate and Review – Practical information to assist with negotiating strategies, techniques and tactics;
• Close, Execute and File – Detailed guidelines for execution and filing requirements, federal and state regulatory considerations, checklists and filing instructions; and
• Research – A variety of information, analysis and guidance grouped for each stage of a transaction.

“It’s important to offer access to a breadth of online information and legal documents, but those collections are only as good as the ability of an attorney to find what he or she needs and then use that knowledge in an effective manner,” said Allan McLaughlin, senior vice president of research solutions for LexisNexis.  “The new M&A Practice Center on lexis.com is a clear example of leveraging our deep understanding of key practice areas to go beyond content to deploy innovative new ways for attorneys to easily find, use and manage the most important, the most relevant and the most helpful information for their practice.”
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