M&A: contesting the sale price – mechanisms and strategies

Eight Advisory and Eversheds Sutherland are organising a conference on the following topic:

“M&A: contesting the sale price – mechanisms and strategies”

The purpose of this event is to provide insights from experts to M&A and litigation professionals on this strategic and complex issue, which recent case law highlights as having significant practical implications.

The signing and completion of a transaction are not necessarily synonymous with a secure final price for the seller, nor do they mark the end of financial stakes between the parties. The buyer may, in certain cases, feel justified in challenging the sale price.

This leads to a strategic decision for the buyer: whether to seek enforcement of a contractual obligation by the seller (guarantee agreement) or to pursue the seller’s non-contractual liability (non-disclosure of critical information, or, in some cases, fraud).

In practice, it is essential to understand the often-overlooked issues and mechanisms of this choice on the sale price adjustment, which are far from trivial (application or non-application of the multiple, the concept of lost opportunity, etc.). Recent case law is full of developments. Our experts will share their respective and/or joint experiences to help you gain a clearer understanding of the topic.

Céline Leroy, Partner in Financial Expertise & Dispute Resolution and Judicial Expert, and Pierre-David Forterre, Partner in Transaction Services at Eight Advisory, together with Franck Bourgeois, M&A Partner, and Sarah Monnerville Smith, Litigation & Arbitration Partner at Eversheds Sutherland, will share their expertise on this subject.

Thursday 14 November 2024
Welcome: from 8.30am
Conference: from 9am to 10am followed by a discussion

Eight Advisory
37 rue La Boétie
75008 Paris

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