M&A Agreements: Opportunities and Perils in Asset Acquisitions
Structuring and Documenting the Merger or Acquisition Transaction
Recording of a 90-minute premium CLE webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will provide counsel a review of special considerations to decide whether to structure a transaction as a purchase of assets rather than as a stock purchase or a merger. The panel will outline the mechanics of the asset transaction, highlighting key points to address and documentation pitfalls to avoid.
Outline
- Structuring the transaction
- Documenting the transaction
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key questions:
- What issues unique to asset purchase acquisitions should deal counsel take into consideration when drafting asset purchase agreements?
- What potential issues can arise when assets purchased comprise a separate division of the seller?
- What are key points to include and documentation pitfalls to avoid in structuring an asset acquisition agreement?
Following the speaker presentations, you'll have an opportunity to get answers to your specific questions during the interactive Q&A.
Faculty

Byron F. Egan
Partner
Jackson Walker
Mr. Egan is engaged in a corporate, partnership, securities, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and financing... | Read More
Mr. Egan is engaged in a corporate, partnership, securities, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and financing practice. He has extensive experience in business entity formation and governance matters, M&A, and financing transactions in a wide variety of industries. He also advises boards of directors and their audit, compensation, and special committees.
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David I. Albin
Partner
Finn Dixon & Herling
Mr. Albin represents clients in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, securities... | Read More
Mr. Albin represents clients in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, securities law, and general representation. He has significant experience representing private equity and venture capital groups, as well as public and private companies, in their acquisition, disposition, investment, formation and other activities. Mr. Albin is a leader in state and federal bar activities. He has served as Chairman of the Business Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association and is an active member of the American Bar Association’s Mergers and Acquisitions Committee for which he is currently serving as Chairman of the Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Subcommittee.
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Nathaniel L. Doliner
Shareholder
Carlton Fields
Mr. Doliner practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, corporate governance, and joint... | Read More
Mr. Doliner practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, corporate governance, and joint ventures. His extensive mergers and acquisitions and joint venture experience includes work for technology companies, manufacturing companies, electric utilities, telecommunications companies, hospitals, large physician practices, insurance carriers, broadcasting companies, retail internet businesses, food and beverage companies, food service and other wholesale distributors, veterinary specialty and emergency hospitals, companies in the building trades, and employee staffing businesses. Mr. Doliner has also handled numerous transactions involving public-private partnerships, infrastructure transactions, and sales and purchases of businesses in bankruptcy proceedings.
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