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Please join Eversheds Sutherland M&A practitioners from around the world and Jinzy Zhu, M&A Legal Integration Lead Counsel at PayPal, for a 60-minute CLE accredited webinar on post-acquisition transaction integration.




 




Post-acquisition transaction integration is the key to buy-side M&A success. We will be discussing and answering questions on a number of topics, including: 






Our top 5 tips to successfully complete post-acquisition transaction integration

Developing and executing on the integration plan

Legal entity consolidation and restructuring, governance and compliance

Tax considerations for the combined operations

Workforce and employee benefits

Cybersecurity and data privacy

Our top 5 post-acquisition transaction integration red flags

This program will examine the intersection of RegTech tools and anti-money laundering (AML) programs for institutions, including banks, cryptocurrency exchanges, securities exchanges, broker-dealers, and investment advisers. As institutions continue to leverage RegTech tools to enhance their AML programs, we discuss the impact of these RegTech tools on customer identification programs and know-your-customer compliance, as well as suspicious activity reporting filing requirements. How should institutions utilize these RegTech tools, and what is their responsibility to supervise them? What if something goes wrong, and how should institutions ensure proper guardrails exist when implementing RegTech tools into their AML programs? We will examine these questions, along with recent AML regulatory guidance, so that institutions are well positioned to understand the risks and rewards associated with these RegTech tools.

In June, the DOL released version 3.0 of its fiduciary proposal, which formally reinstated the investment advice fiduciary definition in effect since 1975 accompanied by new interpretations that extended its reach in the rollover setting, and proposed a new exemption for conflicted investment advice and principal transactions. This proposal would become part of the patchwork of fiduciary and best interest advice regulations that impact banks, broker-dealers, investment advisers, and insurance companies.
Join Eversheds Sutherland attorneys Carol McClarnon, Mark Smith, Issa Hanna and Caitlin Naylor for a webcast on what financial institutions should be considering now in anticipation of adoption of DOL's proposal, taking into account the context of broader best interest developments.

All but three states have passed hate crimes laws, which generally provide harsher penalties for crimes motivated by a victim’s race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or disability. But how much do you know about how these laws work, who they protect, and why they’re an important tool in the fight against racism? The ACC Georgia Chapter welcomes Eversheds Sutherland's Amanda R. Giffin and John E. Sharpe to present in this engaging discussion.

Hannah Jones and Katie Taylor take stock on what can be learned from COVID-19 and implementing business continuity plans in a real life scenario. We discuss the lessons learned and practical next steps for financial services in the UK.

While the current economic environment may force some companies and PE funds to divest assets or businesses, potential buyers will have the opportunity to make smart acquisitions. Cash-stable corporates and well-invested funds alike are already considering consolidation against the backdrop of an emerging ‘new normal’ and the need for some businesses to de-leverage. 
For businesses that have been adversely impacted by COVID-19, and for those looking to grow as we emerge from lockdown, we will discuss how to structure the deal terms to ensure getting fair value and closing certainty, including:




Limited due diligence

Uncertain title to assets

Customer and vendor contract defaults

Indemnification and rep and warranty insurance

Closing conditions

The interplay with insolvency proceedings