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Mergers & Acquisitions

M&A due diligence is one investigation run from opposite chairs: buy-side finds and prices the risk, sell-side finds and fixes it first, before the buyer's lawyer does.

Thomas Hansen

Asset sale vs. stock sale vs. merger: how an M&A deal is structured in Washington

Asset sale, stock sale, or merger decides what the buyer actually gets, which liabilities travel with the deal, and who pays what tax. It is locked in at the letter of intent.

Thomas Lofton

Mergers & Acquisitions

M&A due diligence: buy-side vs. sell-side review in Washington

Asset sale vs. stock sale vs. merger: how an M&A deal is structured in Washington