Cross-border: Acquisitions

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Employees: International acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Employees: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Employees: International acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Employees: International acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Tax: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Consideration and acquisition finance: international acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Consideration and acquisition finance: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Share acquisition documents: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Share acquisition documents: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Tax: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Tax: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Tax: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Competition: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Employees: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Share acquisition documents: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Signing, closing and opinions: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Signing, closing and opinions: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Signing, closing and opinions: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Signing, closing and opinions: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Tax: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Tax: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Competition: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Competition: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Acquisition structures: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Share acquisition documents: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Tax: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Tax: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Consideration and acquisition finance: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Signing, closing and opinions: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Acquisition structures: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

Employees. Country Q&A (Singapore).

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Acquisition structures: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Consideration and acquisition finance: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Share acquisition documents: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Competition: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Tax: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Employees: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Acquisition structures: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Acquisition structures: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Preliminary agreements: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Acquisition structures: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Competition: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Acquisition structures: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Acquisition structures: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Employees: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Preliminary agreements: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Preliminary agreements: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Preliminary agreements: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Acquisition structures: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Employees: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Acquisition structures: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Consideration and acquisition finance: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Tax: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Signing, closing and opinions: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Share acquisition documents: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Share acquisition documents: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Share acquisition documents: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

A long-form confidentiality agreement (also known as a non-disclosure agreement) for use in cross-border private company or business acquisitions. This document has been adapted from PLC's UK version to provide a plain English, jurisdiction-neutral starting point for local counsel to adapt for use in cross-border transactions.

Standard document share purchase agreement for use in a cross-border private company acquisition where exchange and completion are not simultaneous. Includes full warranties and disclosure schedule. This document assumes that there is a single corporate buyer and a single corporate seller, and that the target company is wholly owned by the seller. This document has been adapted from PLC's UK version to provide a plain English, jurisdiction neutral starting point for local counsel to adapt for use in cross-border private company acquisitions.

Checklist for cross-border private company acquisition.

Due diligence checklist for a cross-border private company acquisition.

A Q&A guide to public mergers and acquisitions law in Belgium. The country-specific Q&A looks at current market activity; the regulation of recommended and hostile bids; pre-bid formalities, including due diligence, stakebuilding and agreements; procedures for announcing and making an offer (including documentation and mandatory offers); consideration; post-bid considerations (including squeeze-out and de-listing procedures); defending hostile bids; tax issues; other regulatory requirements and restrictions; as well as any proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions visit the Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to mergers and acquisitions law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/acquisitions-mjg.

A Q&A guide to public mergers and acquisitions law in Norway. The country-specific Q&A looks at current market activity; the regulation of recommended and hostile bids; pre-bid formalities, including due diligence, stakebuilding and agreements; procedures for announcing and making an offer (including documentation and mandatory offers); consideration; post-bid considerations (including squeeze-out and de-listing procedures); defending hostile bids; tax issues; other regulatory requirements and restrictions; as well as any proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions visit the Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to mergers and acquisitions law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/acquisitions-mjg.

A Q&A guide to public mergers and acquisitions law in Sweden. The country-specific Q&A looks at current market activity; the regulation of recommended and hostile bids; pre-bid formalities, including due diligence, stakebuilding and agreements; procedures for announcing and making an offer (including documentation and mandatory offers); consideration; post-bid considerations (including squeeze-out and de-listing procedures); defending hostile bids; tax issues; other regulatory requirements and restrictions; as well as any proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions visit the Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to mergers and acquisitions law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/acquisitions-mjg.

This table summarises the requirements and thresholds applicable to stakebuilding, mandatory offers and squeeze-outs in 37 juridsictions and is based on the country Q&A articles. This table is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to mergers and acquisitions law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/acquisitions-mjg.

A Q&A guide to public mergers and acquisitions law in Japan. The country-specific Q&A looks at current market activity; the regulation of recommended and hostile bids; pre-bid formalities, including due diligence, stakebuilding and agreements; procedures for announcing and making an offer (including documentation and mandatory offers); consideration; post-bid considerations (including squeeze-out and de-listing procedures); defending hostile bids; tax issues; other regulatory requirements and restrictions; as well as any proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to mergers and acquisitions law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/acquisitions-mjg.

This article looks at the changes to the Stock Exchange Act (SESTA) rules on disclosure and takeovers, scheduled to come into force on 1 May 2013, including the abolition of the control premium and changes in relation to market abuse (insider trading and market manipulation).

A Q&A guide to public mergers and acquisitions law in Jersey. The country-specific Q&A looks at current market activity; the regulation of recommended and hostile bids; pre-bid formalities, including due diligence, stakebuilding and agreements; procedures for announcing and making an offer (including documentation and mandatory offers); consideration; post-bid considerations (including squeeze-out and de-listing procedures); defending hostile bids; tax issues; other regulatory requirements and restrictions; as well as any proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to mergers and acquisitions law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/acquisitions-mjg.

A Q&A guide to public mergers and acquisitions law in Hong Kong. The country-specific Q&A looks at current market activity; the regulation of recommended and hostile bids; pre-bid formalities, including due diligence, stakebuilding and agreements; procedures for announcing and making an offer (including documentation and mandatory offers); consideration; post-bid considerations (including squeeze-out and de-listing procedures); defending hostile bids; tax issues; other regulatory requirements and restrictions; as well as any proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions visit the Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to mergers and acquisitions law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/acquisitions-mjg.

This chapter gives an overview of the Swiss revised Stock Exchange Ordinance and examines the rules for the disclosure of interests in listed companies' voting securities. In particular, it looks at the amendments in effect since 2007, securities and instruments covered by the disclosure rules, notifiable direct or indirect holdings or interests, notification thresholds, disclosure requirements and sanctions for non-compliance. It also outlines more recent proposed changes adopted by the Federal Council on 31 August 2011, which introduced, among others, new powers for FINMA, changes to the criminal offence of insider trading and changes in disclosure requirements for holdings in companies with their registered office outside Switzerland but listed in Switzerland. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to mergers and acquisitions law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/acquisitionshandbook.

This article examines the typical features of a public-to-private transaction, analysing the obstacles that such a transaction may face, the general structures used, and the procedures applicable under German law. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to mergers and acquisitions law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/acquisitionshandbook.

This article seeks to provide a high-level summary of the merger and consolidation procedure under Cayman Islands law. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to mergers and acquisitions law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/acquisitions-mjg.

A Q&A guide to public mergers and acquisitions law in Argentina. The country-specific Q&A looks at current market activity; the regulation of recommended and hostile bids; pre-bid formalities, including due diligence, stakebuilding and agreements; procedures for announcing and making an offer (including documentation and mandatory offers); consideration; post-bid considerations (including squeeze-out and de-listing procedures); defending hostile bids; tax issues; other regulatory requirements and restrictions; as well as any proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions visit the Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to mergers and acquisitions law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/acquisitions-mjg.

A Q&A guide to public mergers and acquisitions law in Austria. The country-specific Q&A looks at current market activity; the regulation of recommended and hostile bids; pre-bid formalities, including due diligence, stakebuilding and agreements; procedures for announcing and making an offer (including documentation and mandatory offers); consideration; post-bid considerations (including squeeze-out and de-listing procedures); defending hostile bids; tax issues; other regulatory requirements and restrictions; as well as any proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to mergers and acquisitions law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/acquisitions-mjg.

A Q&A guide to public mergers and acquisitions law in Brazil. The country-specific Q&A looks at current market activity; the regulation of recommended and hostile bids; pre-bid formalities, including due diligence, stakebuilding and agreements; procedures for announcing and making an offer (including documentation and mandatory offers); consideration; post-bid considerations (including squeeze-out and de-listing procedures); defending hostile bids; tax issues; other regulatory requirements and restrictions; as well as any proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to mergers and acquisitions law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/acquisitions-mjg.

A Q&A guide to public mergers and acquisitions law in Canada. The country-specific Q&A looks at current market activity; the regulation of recommended and hostile bids; pre-bid formalities, including due diligence, stakebuilding and agreements; procedures for announcing and making an offer (including documentation and mandatory offers); consideration; post-bid considerations (including squeeze-out and de-listing procedures); defending hostile bids; tax issues; other regulatory requirements and restrictions; as well as any proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions visit the Country Q&A tool.This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to mergers and acquisitions law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/acquisitions-mjg.

A Q&A guide to public mergers and acquisitions law in Estonia. The country-specific Q&A looks at current market activity; the regulation of recommended and hostile bids; pre-bid formalities, including due diligence, stakebuilding and agreements; procedures for announcing and making an offer (including documentation and mandatory offers); consideration; post-bid considerations (including squeeze-out and de-listing procedures); defending hostile bids; tax issues; other regulatory requirements and restrictions; as well as any proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to mergers and acquisitions law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/acquisitions-mjg.

A Q&A guide to public mergers and acquisitions law in India. The country-specific Q&A looks at current market activity; the regulation of recommended and hostile bids; pre-bid formalities, including due diligence, stakebuilding and agreements; procedures for announcing and making an offer (including documentation and mandatory offers); consideration; post-bid considerations (including squeeze-out and de-listing procedures); defending hostile bids; tax issues; other regulatory requirements and restrictions; as well as any proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to mergers and acquisitions law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/acquisitions-mjg.

A Q&A guide to public mergers and acquisitions law in Italy. The country-specific Q&A looks at current market activity; the regulation of recommended and hostile bids; pre-bid formalities, including due diligence, stakebuilding and agreements; procedures for announcing and making an offer (including documentation and mandatory offers); consideration; post-bid considerations (including squeeze-out and de-listing procedures); defending hostile bids; tax issues; other regulatory requirements and restrictions; as well as any proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions visit the Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to mergers and acquisitions law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/acquisitions-mjg.

A Q&A guide to public mergers and acquisitions law in Malaysia. The country-specific Q&A looks at current market activity; the regulation of recommended and hostile bids; pre-bid formalities, including due diligence, stakebuilding and agreements; procedures for announcing and making an offer (including documentation and mandatory offers); consideration; post-bid considerations (including squeeze-out and de-listing procedures); defending hostile bids; tax issues; other regulatory requirements and restrictions; as well as any proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions visit the Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to mergers and acquisitions law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/acquisitions-mjg.

A Q&A guide to public mergers and acquisitions law in Panama. The country-specific Q&A looks at current market activity; the regulation of recommended and hostile bids; pre-bid formalities, including due diligence, stakebuilding and agreements; procedures for announcing and making an offer (including documentation and mandatory offers); consideration; post-bid considerations (including squeeze-out and de-listing procedures); defending hostile bids; tax issues; other regulatory requirements and restrictions; as well as any proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions visit the Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to mergers and acquisitions law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/acquisitions-mjg.

A Q&A guide to public mergers and acquisitions law in Singapore. The country-specific Q&A looks at current market activity; the regulation of recommended and hostile bids; pre-bid formalities, including due diligence, stakebuilding and agreements; procedures for announcing and making an offer (including documentation and mandatory offers); consideration; post-bid considerations (including squeeze-out and de-listing procedures); defending hostile bids; tax issues; other regulatory requirements and restrictions; as well as any proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the M&A Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to mergers and acquisitions law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/acquisitions-mjg.

A Q&A guide to public mergers and acquisitions law in South Korea. The country-specific Q&A looks at current market activity; the regulation of recommended and hostile bids; pre-bid formalities, including due diligence, stakebuilding and agreements; procedures for announcing and making an offer (including documentation and mandatory offers); consideration; post-bid considerations (including squeeze-out and de-listing procedures); defending hostile bids; tax issues; other regulatory requirements and restrictions; as well as any proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions visit the Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to mergers and acquisitions law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/acquisitions-mjg.

A Q&A guide to public mergers and acquisitions law in Turkey. The country-specific Q&A looks at current market activity; the regulation of recommended and hostile bids; pre-bid formalities, including due diligence, stakebuilding and agreements; procedures for announcing and making an offer (including documentation and mandatory offers); consideration; post-bid considerations (including squeeze-out and de-listing procedures); defending hostile bids; tax issues; other regulatory requirements and restrictions; as well as any proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to mergers and acquisitions law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/acquisitions-mjg.

A Q&A guide to public mergers and acquisitions law in Uruguay. The country-specific Q&A looks at current market activity; the regulation of recommended and hostile bids; pre-bid formalities, including due diligence, stakebuilding and agreements; procedures for announcing and making an offer (including documentation and mandatory offers); consideration; post-bid considerations (including squeeze-out and de-listing procedures); defending hostile bids; tax issues; other regulatory requirements and restrictions; as well as any proposals for reform. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to mergers and acquisitions law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/acquisitions-mjg.

This article examines the background to Directive 2005/56/EC on cross-border mergers of limited liability companies and looks at the key features of the cross-border merger structure, certain tax issues that arise when using the structure and assesses the impact of using cross-border mergers as a vehicle for public M&A transactions with a UK nexus. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to M&A. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/acquisitionshandbook.

A Q&A guide to public mergers and acquisitions law in Portugal. The country-specific Q&A looks at current market activity; the regulation of recommended and hostile bids; pre-bid formalities, including due diligence, stakebuilding and agreements; procedures for announcing and making an offer (including documentation and mandatory offers); consideration; post-bid considerations (including squeeze-out and de-listing procedures); defending hostile bids; tax issues; other regulatory requirements and restrictions; as well as any proposals for reform. For a full list of recommended M&A lawyers and law firms in Portugal, please visit PLC Which lawyer? This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to mergers and acquisitions law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/acquisitionshandbook.

This article examines recent developments in private equity investment in Latin America, outlines some key common characteristics of the Latin American private equity market and analyses legal and market developments in Brazil, Chile and Colombia.

An article on European and UK trends in private M&A in the post-Lehman deal landscape.

This article discusses the amendments adopted on September 19, 2008 by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to the rules governing cross-border tender offers, exchange offers, rights offerings and business combination transactions and the reasons for and impact of these changes. These amended rules come into effect December 8, 2008.

An examination of the key issues for an overseas strategic buyer on the negotiated acquisition of a US private company.This article is part of the PLC US Special Report, which was published to mark the launch of PLC's first US services.

An overview of the anti-trust rules applicable to mergers and acquisitions in Canada, focusing on public bids in particular.

This chapter examines the main legal principles that govern the defence of a target against a hostile bid, the shareholders' right to consider the bid and the directors' fiduciary duties. It looks at defensive tactics (with particular reference to the EU) and the implementation of Directive 2004/25/EC on takeover bids (Takeover Directive) as it applies to defensive tactics.

PLC Cross-border has published a new edition of the Corporate Real Estate multi-jurisdictional guide, which deals with cross-border issues and answers key questions on corporate real estate law from the perspective of practitioners in 23 jurisdictions. Also available is the Mergers and Acquisitions multi-jurisdictional guide covering the essential practical considerations for companies and firms undertaking mergers and acquisitions in 33 jurisdictions.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Preliminary agreements: International Acquisitions, and forms part of our international acquisitions transaction guide.

Drafting note for the standard document confidentiality agreement for use in a cross-border private company or business acquisition. This note includes key legal, negotiating and drafting issues for buyer and seller.

Drafting note for standard document share purchase agreement on cross-border private company acquisition where exchange and completion are not simultaneous.