Delaware has recently enacted two sets of amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”). One from 2024 is Senate Bill 313, which made explicit the right of a corporation to grant governance rights to a...more
2024 started a bit slow for the M&A market but came on strong in the second half. Seward & Kissel’s clients engaged in a wide variety of transactions around the globe involving interesting businesses in diverse industries....more
3/5/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Corporate Finance ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Investment ,
Investment Management ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Private Investment Funds ,
Strategic Planning ,
Venture Capital
On January 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) announced that it will (i) increase the dollar-based thresholds used to determine whether parties are required to notify federal antitrust authorities about a...more
As we close 2024, middle market M&A transactions, typically valued between $10 million and $500 million, have begun to show signs of finally rebounding from their peak in 2021. As deal activity continues to ramp up, here are...more
12/19/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Enforcement ,
Escrow Agreements ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Holdbacks ,
Incentives ,
Insurance Industry ,
Mergers ,
Middle Market ,
Representations and Warranties ,
Restrictive Covenants
Seed investments in hedge funds, private equity funds, private credit funds, and other investment vehicles continued to generate significant deal volume in 2023, according to the tenth annual Seward & Kissel Seed Transactions...more
While the headwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic began to fade in 2022, new challenges emerged in the broader economy as Federal Reserve policies increased interest rates and cheap money withdrew from the system. Many of the...more