Alliance Forum - M&A

Beginning With the End in Mind: Doing a Check Up on Your Change in Control Provisions in CEO Contracts

Summary: Imagine that your company is seeking to merge or be acquired only to discover that the “change in control” provisions in your compensation agreements are scaring away potential suitors. Internal inconsistencies within your agreements (employment agreements, change in control agreements, severance plans, equity incentive plans, supplemental executive retirement plans, etc.) create substantial financial liabilities that you may not uncover until it is too late. Such unanticipated consequences can adversely impact or kill your deal. ...Read More

Forum Categories: M&A


Decision Making Illnesses

Summary: The process of making good decisions is critical. Some firms/teams are bad at decision making, and the results can be ugly. Four decision making illnesses are discussed along with some suggestions about improvement. ...Read More

Forum Categories: Leadership | M&A