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SELLER OF BUSINESS FAILS TO FORCE EARNOUT DISPUTE TO BE RESOLVED BY AN ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Delaware federal district court held that the purchase agreement’s requirement to submit earnout dispute to an independent accounting firm did not foreclose resolution of the matter by the court because the agreement’s language was only for expert determination and

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ADR Procedure Was Probably Arbitration and not an Expert Determination, Giving Delaware Chancery Court Jurisdiction

M&A Stories December 04, 2020 Introduction An acquisition often involves a post-closing purchase price adjustment reflecting the value of the net assets at closing. The parties often agree to submit any dispute over this calculation to an independent accounting firm.

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US Court Enforces SPA’s Purchase Price Adjustment Dispute Forum Selection Clause

May 24, 2020 Introduction Many business acquisitions have post-closing purchase price adjustments based upon the financial position of the target company at closing. The parties usually provide for a dispute resolution procedure for resolving disagreements over the final numbers, and

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Court Rules That EY Earnout Calculation Was Arbitration Not Expert Determination

Introduction There are often post-closing calculations that must be made in an M&A deal. Examples are working capital and earnout calculations. Often the parties agree in advance to a dispute resolution procedure in the M&A documents in the event there

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Purchase agreement required working capital dispute to be resolved by arbitration not expert determination

Seller is a Delaware corporation involved in the enterprise risk intelligence software business. On October 16, 2017, Seller and Buyer entered into an asset purchase agreement under which Buyer purchased substantially all of Seller’s assets. The asset purchase agreement provided for a

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