Rita O’Neill, co-chair of the ABA’s Acquisition of Public Companies Subcommittee and co-head of S&C’s Global Private Equity Group, recently participated in the Deal Lawyers Download podcast, where she discussed the findings of the ABA’s Public Target Deal Points Survey. Rita serves as vice chair of the ABA M&A Committee and spearheaded the survey, which is an essential resource for M&A lawyers and other advisors.
In the podcast, Rita discusses the universe of transactions surveyed, methodology of the study, changes in the market practice since the previous survey in 2017 and impacts of the tightening regulatory environment on deal terms. She also highlights noteworthy trends in reps & warranties, covenants and deal protections.
Listen to the full podcast here.