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Contacts John Cook
Manufacturing
The acquisition or sale of a manufacturing business presents unique challenges, often involving environmental, labor and products liability concerns. Our experience enables us to identify, analyze and mitigate these issues as they arise. Our diverse practice groups lend their expertise in such matters as:
Negotiation with labor unions regarding a change of control, and preparation of key-employee retention agreements.
Performance of environmental studies and impact reports, and implementation of plans to remedy environmental hazards.
Analysis of manufactured products, liability concerns, and liability-mitigation options.
Case Study
Manufacturing
The Problem
The seller was a major industry supplier of a product also manufactured by the acquiror. FTC correspondence indicated an intention to sink the merger.
The Solution
Intense negotiations with regulatory authorities to narrow the scope of the overlaps deemed to be of regulatory concern. Working with management, the few remaining items of concern were segregated into a new operating entity with its own assets, staffing and intellectual property rights. The new entity was then spun off to a third party, and the major acquisition closed
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Additional Resources
Introduction: The Bricker Difference
Acquisition Experience by Dollar Size and Case Studies
Acquisition Experience by Industry and Case Studies
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