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m&a

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    How much does salary differ between practice areas at the same firm?

    Hi everyone, I've recently come across some articles, blog posts etc which suggest that areas such as pensions and employment have a much better work-life balance than areas like M&A and private equity. However, I've also seen that it's common for firms to structure their salary scale by years...
  2. E

    In M&A's, how are pension fund liabilities dealt with?

    If company A acquires company B, and company B currently has a pension-fund-trust situation in place for its employees, will all these liabilities usually transfer to company A?
  3. W

    Acquiring a foreign company

    Hi all, I have a quick question. If a company was acquiring another foreign company what are some of the considerations a lawyer would need to think of or instruct local counsel to do?
  4. A

    M&A legal overview

    Came across this very useful article on Practical Law (authored by partners at Shearman & Sterling) that gives a high-level overview of the issues involved in an M&A transaction -...

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