Cooley Partner Jennifer Fonner DiNucci will be speaking at the Practising Law Institute event in San Francisco.
This program will walk attendees through all of the steps associated with acquiring and selling privately held companies, whether it is a large independent corporation, a division or subsidiary of a large public company, or a smaller venture capital-backed or family-owned entrepreneurial enterprise. The expert faculty will review key tax, employee benefits, intellectual property and environmental issues that arise and how to address them. Techniques and strategies essential to successful negotiations and the fiduciary duties inherent in an acquisition or sale will be discussed. This year, a new segment have been added to help you understand how to effectively deal with the issues that arise when the buyer or seller is a financial sponsor.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
· Analyze the terms of an acquisition agreement
· Organize the sale process
· Develop successful negotiation strategies and tactics during a mock negotiation
· Use letters of intent to maximize strategic advantage
· Structure and negotiate earn-outs and critical risk allocation provisions
· Spot and deal with the key issues that arise in non-corporate law areas, such as:
o Tax
o Employee benefits
o Intellectual property
o Environmental
· Cope with the special problems associated with acquisitions of divisions or subsidiaries
· Understand the fiduciary duties of directors and majority shareholders
· Understand the special issues relating to financial sponsors
PANEL TOPICS
Jennifer Fonner DiNucci—Special Issues Involved in Acquiring Divisions or Subsidiaries of Larger Companie
For more information, please visit the event website.