The Path to Successful Equal Mergers
Jul 31, 2023 12:00 PM (CST)
“Mergers of Equals must be mutual to be successful. What you’re giving is what you’re getting, and you’re basically both the buyer and the seller in the deal.” – Scott Crofton.
According to Scott, most of the biggest companies in the world today have been created by the merger of equals in the past. It is a very transformative deal that gives the opportunity to merge two entities that could never buy each other into one powerful competitor.
In this webinar, Scott Crofton, Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, discusses the path to a successful equal merger.
Things you will learn in this episode:
- How does the merger of equal work
- Dealing with the management team during mergers of equals
- Diligence process in a merger of equal transaction
- The poisoning pill defense
- Pros and cons of a merger of equal