PRE-ORDER
This comprehensive handbook delves into a variety of issues that must be addressed when there is a sale, purchase, or merger of a business. Experts on the forefront of Illinois law provide insight and practice guidance on such topics as preliminary considerations, letters of intent, confidentiality agreements, tax implications and pitfalls, valuation of property, methods of payment, federal and state securities law considerations, sales of assets and stocks, and numerous other issues.
Chapter 1 — Preliminary Considerations
Jeffrey R. Shuman, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago
Chapter 2 — Letters of Intent
James R. Asmussen, Polsinelli PC, Chicago
Chapter 3 — M&A Tax Basics
Jeffrey S. Shamberg, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP, Chicago
Chapter 4 — Valuation, Purchase Price, and Financing
Brian R. Potter and Thomas J. Czupta, Stout Risius Ross, LLC, Chicago
Chapter 5 — Sample Assets Purchase Agreement with Commentary
James R. Asmussen, Polsinelli PC, Chicago
Chapter 6 — Sale of Stock
James R. Asmussen, Polsinelli PC, Chicago
Chapter 7 — Private Company Mergers
Aaron M. Gillett, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago
Chapter 8 — Labor, Employment, and Benefit Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions
Joshua L. Ditelberg, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago
Chapter 9 — Federal and State Securities Law Considerations for Nonpublic Entities
Jeffrey R. Shuman, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago
Chapter 10 — Confidentiality and Nondisclosure Agreements in Mergers and Acquisitions
Breanne E. Vaclavik, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago
