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Robert Spatt Publishes Article on the Evolution of Financing Risk in M&A
01.13.14
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Corporate partner Robert Spatt recently published an article in Deal Lawyers entitled “Other People’s Money: The Evolution of Dealing with Financing Execution Risk in LBO & Strategic Mergers.” In the article, Mr. Spatt reflects on the changes that have occurred in approaches to financing conditions for both strategic mergers and private equity transactions over the course of his more than thirty-year career. He also discusses the impact of economic conditions on financing risk and how buyers and sellers have addressed these issues through various economic cycles. The article was included in a special issue of Deal Lawyers, in which select leading practitioners contributed their own reflections on the evolution of and most significant changes in M&A.
The full article can be found here.