M&A 101: The difference between mergers and acquisitions

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Andy Shawber, Senior Innovation Counsel at Perkins Coie LLP in Seattle, concentrates his practice on corporate and securities law, representing companies in all stages of their lifecycles, through formation, venture capital finance, IPOs, public company reporting, and mergers and acquisitions.

Laura Harper’s practice at Laura Harper, PLLC focuses on representing companies in all phases of the business life cycle.

We caught up with Shawber and Harper to learn more about the basics of business combinations for the first in our M&A 101 series.

M&A 101: What investment bankers do in mergers and acquisitions

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Giovanna Burns, a VP with Meridian Capital, plays an essential role in transaction execution and supports the Seattle-based firm’s business development initiatives. She has provided advisory services to middle-market companies across various industries on transactions including buy-side and sell-side engagements, IPOs, debt issuances and growth equity raises.

We caught up with Burns to learn more about the basics of investment banking for the second installment of PitchBook’s M&A 101 series. (Check out the first part here) The interview below has been edited for length and clarity.

M&A 101: What antitrust law means for mergers and acquisitions

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Paul Jin is a partner in Goodwin’s Antitrust + Competition practice. His antitrust expertise covers a broad spectrum of commercial transactions. His practice focuses on assessing transaction-related antitrust risk, negotiating terms of agreements, determining the applicability of merger clearance filing requirements in US and foreign jurisdictions, and advocating on behalf of clients before the FTC and DOJ in connection with informal inquiries, Second Requests, third-party subpoenas and conduct investigations.

We caught up with Jin to learn more about the basics of antitrust law for the third installment of PitchBook’s M&A 101 series. The interview below is edited for length and clarity.

M&A 101: The role of due diligence in mergers and acquisitions

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Brett Dearing, Senior Director at BNY Mellon Wealth Management, is a Certified Exit Planning Advisor and a Certified Merger & Acquistion Advisor with over 27 years of experience. His areas of focus include platform preparation, contingency planning and succession planning. He specializes in M&A, recapitalization, stock purchases and asset sales.

We caught up with Dearing to learn more about the basics of due diligence with respect to mergers and acquisitions for the fourth installment of PitchBook’s M&A 101 series. The interview below is edited for length and clarity.