

The Importance of Alternative Entities in M&A Transactions
Posted : February 1st, 2012Ellisa Habbart was a speaker at the second Global Business Law Forum Sponsored by the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section held in London on September 22, 2011. the program was entitled “The Private Company M&A: Structure, Diligence and Documentation” and Ms. Habbart focused on what to do when non-corporate entities are a part of the M&A transaction. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Delaware, The Honorable Myron T. Steele, Janathan Baird, a partner of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London and Stanley Freedman, a partner of Heenan Blaikie LLP in Toronto joined Ms. Habbart on the panel. During the discussion, Chief Justice Steele noted the need to understand alternative entities given they will be at issue in transactions as a result of their ever increasing numbers. For further information about the program and its content, please feel free to contact Ms. Habbart at 302-576-9600 or ehabbart@decg.com