McDermott Will & Emery has released the Winter 2015 issue of Inside M&A, which focuses on current issues surrounding mergers and acquisitions. Articles in this issue include:
Recent U.S. Cases Highlight Liability Risks to Executives in Mining, Heavy Industrial Transactions
Historically, corporate executives rarely faced personal or criminal liability resulting from mining or environmental accidents in the United States. Several criminal cases stemming from two recent disasters, however, indicate that the tide may be turning. These disasters, the repercussions of which have been playing out recently in the U.S. criminal courts, should put private equity and strategic investors in the mining and heavy industrials space on alert. Thorough due diligence into a target’s past operations and compliance record is more important than ever before.
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Options for Buying a UK Company with Multiple Selling Shareholders
In the United Kingdom, the issues and considerations involved in the acquisition of a private company with multiple selling shareholders can be complex. Some of the issues that arise in such acquisitions are similar to those that are considered with publicly traded companies, but would not typically be encountered in the acquisition of a private company with few shareholders.
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Merger Control in Africa
Many African countries have enacted competition law legislation in order to improve market conditions and attract investors. These regimes differ from one country to another, depending on the country’s history, culture, economic development, and whether its legal system is based on common law or civil law. While most African competition regimes contain rules addressing anticompetitive practices (such as collusive practices, abuse of dominance and unfair state aid), the legislation does not always provide for a merger control regime.
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