Deals & Acquisitions

This guide is designed to explain several different types of mergers and acquisitions and how they work. First, we explain the difference between mergers and acquisitions.

This guide explains what definitive purchase agreements are. Here we will examine the role of a definitive purchase agreement in M&A deals.

This guide explains what letters of intent are in mergers and acquisitions. It also examines some important components in a letter of intent and explains its role in the M&A process.

This guide explains what earnouts are in mergers and acquisitions. Additionally, we explain earnouts through an example and explain the rationale behind an earnout arrangement from both the buyer’s and seller’s perspectives.

This guide explains some of the strategic rationale behind M&A deals. We look at why M&A is valuable, the difference between financial and strategic buyers, growth through strategic M&A transactions, and we overview some common acquisition strategies.

This guide explains what mergers and acquisitions are, how they differ, and goes into some high-level detail about how these deals are structured.

This guide explains what conglomerate mergers are and how they are related to other types of mergers and acquisitions.