Labour and employment law issues are a significant factor for cross-border deals, according to Herbert Smith Freehills’ new M&A report, ‘Beyond borders: the future of dealmaking’.
The report draws on data and opinion from more than 700 senior executives around the world on their future plans for M&A and includes a further update of 100 respondents to gauge how opinions may have changed as global markets stuttered at the start of 2016.
The report highlights the importance of addressing key issues early in defining the success or failure of M&A transactions. There is a significant risk of failure when labour and employment law issues are not identified and addressed early in corporate transactions, for example employee representative related obligations, multi-claimant litigation risk and liability for third party supplied services.
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Our global employment team produce a HSF multi-jurisdictional guide to employee issues in business transfers. The guide is a quick reference tool covering the key legal requirements in over 30 jurisdictions in EMEA, South and Central America and Asia-Pacific, in a simple Q&A format. A copy of the 2015 edition can be requested here; an updated and expanded 2016 edition will be available shortly.
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