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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP | Canada | 8 Jun 2022
10 tips for US professionals doing private M&A deals in Canada
While private Canadian deals have a lot in common with those carried out in the United States, deals north of the border often have unique characteristics due to Canada's distinct private law and regulatory environment. This article provides a summary of key points that frequently come up in cross-border deals involving Canadian targets.
Kurtin PLLC | USA | 30 May 2022
Mergers & Acquisitions IV: Preliminary Documentation: Deal Points
This is the fourth of a series of periodically issued advisories on Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A). Its predecessors in the series, “Mergers &…
Hill Dickinson LLP | United Kingdom | 13 Dec 2021
Navig8 Chemicals Pool Inc -v- Aeturnum Energy International Pte Ltd [2021] EWHC 3132 (Comm)
In this case the court was required to consider claims arising under a letter of indemnity given by the defendant voyage charterer to the claimant…
Dechert LLP | United Kingdom | 25 Nov 2021
Takeover Panel Bulletin in Relation to Irrevocable Commitments and Letters of Intent
On 17 November 2021, the Takeover Panel (the “Panel”) published Panel Bulletin 3 (the “Bulletin”) relating to the requirements of Rule 2.10(c) of the…
Khaitan & Co | India | 9 Aug 2021
Binding Nature of Letter of Intent - Dependent on Terms and Nature of Contract
The Supreme Court in its latest judgment of South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. &Ors.v. S. Kumar’s Associates AKM (JV) while upholding the principle of…
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 9 Feb 2021
You’ve Signed an LOI but Have Run Into Roadblocks - Now What Do You Do?
Our entrepreneur business owners often come to us after they've signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to sell their business. They've run into roadblocks…
DAC Beachcroft | United Kingdom | 21 Dec 2020
A warning to the users of Letters of Intent
In an effort to preserve the integrity and purpose of the adjudication process as an expedient means of resolving payment disputes, it is rarely seen…
McCarthy Tétrault LLP | Canada | 15 Dec 2020
The Ties That (May) Bind: ensuring letters of intent do not impose binding obligations on parties
Non-binding letters of intent (“LOIs”), which sometime take the form of ‘indicative term sheets’ or ‘memorandums of understanding’, can be useful…
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP | USA | 25 Nov 2020
Letters of Intent: A Litigation Trap for the Unwary
Letters of intent, or LOIs, serve an important purpose in corporate deals and M&A, and their use is widespread. Equally widespread is litigation…
LeLaw Barristers & Solicitors | Nigeria | 20 Jul 2020
Bindingness and Implications of ‘Pre-Agreements’ - Letters of Intent, Memoranda of Understanding, Term Sheets and Heads of Agreement
In an ideal world, parties to a contract are expected to finalise their business dealings and sign a written agreement before performance…
