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Healthcare supply chain priorities to support recovery and resilience

June 9, 2021
The healthcare industry has successfully brought effective vaccines to market despite massive disruption from COVID-19. But with global supply chains still stretched, what are the priorities for supply chain players (pharmaceutical manufacturers, medical technology companies, healthcare providers and PE investors) as we move towards a ‘new normal’?
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COVID-Era Rule Waivers: The Government Comes Knocking

June 3, 2021
This article discusses the impact of enforcement actions for healthcare providers that implemented CMS and HHS rule waivers during the pandemic, as well as shares what actions to take now to ensure government reviews don't make a devasting financial impact.
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Green Book Would Increase Green Energy Incentives and Reporting Requirements

June 3, 2021
As discussed in our prior alert, the Treasury Department last Friday released its general explanation of tax proposals included in President Biden’s fiscal year 2022 budget submission to Congress (the “Green Book”). In this alert, we focus on some of the Green Book’s proposals that were not covered by our prior alert.
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M&A Trends: Private Equity Market Activities in Germany

June 2, 2021
The trends of the M&A market at a glance! On this page we present the current developments of the transaction market in Germany – starting with a deep dive of the private equity market. What is the number and value of deals with published takeover values? COVID-19 has not stopped the private equity market and there is a catch-up effect with many well-known targets that have been on our radar since last year.

A&M Scotland Asset Managers Briefing Note: Volume 13

May 27, 2021
Our May briefing note will cover a variety of topics including:

1. A&M London Virtual Asset Manager Roundtable on 12 May 2021;
2. Overview of United Kingdom (“U.K.”) commentary on recent United States of America (“U.S.”) tax changes; and
3. Employment Related Securities (“ERS”) reporting reminder for 6 July 2021.
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Section 280G Excise Tax Planning and Mitigation

May 26, 2021
Change in control (“CIC”) arrangements have become an effective way to attract qualified candidates and to reward top performers for their success. CIC arrangements are commonly put in place to ensure that executives evaluate every opportunity (including a merger or acquisition) with an eye toward maximizing shareholder value, without worrying about how such an event will affect their personal circumstances. 
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Managing the Reps & Warranties Claims Process

May 25, 2021
In a recent interview with Financier Worldwide, Managing Director Marc Sherman and Director Meghan Cardell discussed the role representations and warranties insurance plays in M&A transactions and best practices for developing effective claims processes.
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Tax Risk Insurance: Taking It Captive

May 24, 2021
According to A&M’s Albert Liguori and Ken Brewer, the use of tax risk insurance has been most prevalent in the mergers and acquisitions context.
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Remote Data Collections: Benefits & Limitations

May 19, 2021
With the events of the past year, many businesses moved to a working from home culture. As we slowly move out of lockdown restrictions across the world, the likelihood is that a hybrid approach to working in an office and from home will be coined as the ‘new normal’. With this shift in location of employees, the physical location of potentially relevant information is no longer centralised within the four walls of a company’s office. In this article, we discuss the approaches that can be taken to remotely capture, in a forensic and defensible manner, all relevant devices and information that is required in support of legal matters.