Practical Guidance Mergers & Acquisitions

Align your gear and focus on strategic M&A with this supportive guidance on private and public M&A transactions.

Practical Guidance Mergers & Acquisitions

Practical Guidance Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) is a how-to resource for legal practitioners handling private and public M&A transactions.

This module provides direction on various aspects of private M&A (asset and share sales), public M&A (takeovers and schemes of arrangement), initial public offerings (IPOs), secondary fundraising, and joint venture transactions. The module also provides guidance on associated considerations related to M&A transactions, such as competition and consumer law, tax and stamp duty obligations, and foreign investment review.

Practical Guidance Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) also includes access to Panoramic guides which provide insights and comparative differences between the applicable M&A laws for over 50 jurisdictions.

Key Features

Global M&A Insights – 50+ Jurisdictions

Explore Panoramic guides, covering M&A across over 50 jurisdictions for international context.

Mergers & Acquisitions Glossary

Understand essential M&A terminology with this glossary, ideal for clarifying complex terms and enhancing legal precision.

Topics Covered

  • Private – Share purchase
  • Private – Asset purchase
  • Public – Takeovers
  • Public – Schemes of arrangement
  • Initial public offerings
  • Secondary fundraising
  • Venture capital and private equity
  • Incorporated joint ventures
  • Solvent intra-group reorganisations – private companies
  • Related legal considerations – Foreign Investment Review Board
  • Tax and stamp duty considerations (Private – share purchase)
  • Tax and stamp duty considerations (Private – asset purchase)
  • Tax and stamp duty considerations (Public – Takeovers and schemes of arrangement)
  • Related legal considerations – Competition and consumer
  • International Content
  • Key developments
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Meet the Authors
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Gavin Douglas

Partner, Mills Oakley

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Partner, Johnson Winter Slattery

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Belle Jing

Partner, Marque Lawyers

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