PRACTICE AREAS
Corporate, M&A and Private Equity
Description
Corporate lawyers need a good understanding of accounting issues as many corporate transactions are based on the accounting and financial information presented in accounts.
Our courses are designed to provide you with this knowledge and show you how it applies to the different transactions you work on including acquisitions, distributions, share issues and buybacks and corporate restructuring.
Some popular courses for corporate & private equity lawyers:
Accounts for corporate lawyers
Outcome
Find your way around a set of accounts and understand many of the accounting terms used in finance clauses in corporate agreements.
Business valuation
Outcome
Understand how the businesses are valued and how this impacts purchase agreements.
Accounts warranties
Outcome
Be better placed to negotiate the accounts warranties, whether you are acting for the buyer or the seller.
Completion accounts
Outcome
Be better placed to negotiate the price adjustment clauses, draft the definitions and completion accounts instructions.
Locked box
Outcome
Be able to advise your client on the advantages and disadvantages of a locked box. Know what to consider when defining and drafting the leakage clauses.
Distributions and distributable reserves
Outcome
Be better placed to advise on making distributions and know how the law and the accounting interact when making distributions.
