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M&A On Trial

A podcast mini-series about what happens when M&A deals end up in dispute

M&A On Trial is a podcast mini-series about what happens when M&A deals end up in dispute

Sachin Trikha (Partner, International Arbitration) and Harriet Martin (Senior Associate, M&A) tackle legal issues on M&A deals that often end up in court or tribunal. They keep it simple, short and relevant to anyone doing M&A as part of their day job. 

It is sometimes surprising how English law – often the choice for cross-border M&A deals – plays out in the real world of M&A disputes. View details of each episode below. 

Episodes

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    M&A On Trial: When does all the chatter matter? (with Sachin Trikha and Harriet Martin)

    31 July 2023

    In the first episode of our M and A On Trial podcast series, Sachin Trikha and Harriet Martin discuss when all the chatter that happens in and around M and A deals can have a real-life legal impact.

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    M&A On Trial: What's the damage? (with Sachin Trikha and Harriet Martin)

    15 August 2023

    In the second episode of our M and A On Trial podcast series, Sachin Trikha and Harriet Martin tackle the burning question in everyone's minds in the event of a breach. What is the loss?

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    M&A On Trial: Pushed to the limit (with Sachin Trikha and Harriet Martin)

    30 August 2023

    In the third episode of our M and A On Trial podcast series, Sachin Trikha and Harriet Martin discuss the powerful tools used in M and A deals to protect parties from having to cover the full extent of their counterparty's loss in the event of a breach.

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    M&A On Trial: To terminate or not to terminate? (with Sachin Trikha and Harriet Martin)

    21 September 2023

    In the fourth episode of our M and A On Trial podcast series, Sachin Trikha and Harriet Martin unpick the issues around one of the biggest decisions you might have to make under a contract: whether or not to terminate.

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    M&A On Trial: Resolution confusion (with Sachin Trikha and Harriet Martin)

    27 March 2024

    In the fifth and final episode, Sachin Trikha and Harriet Martin discuss whether it really matters if you chose courts or arbitration to resolve your disputes. What impact might the choice have on your confidential information? How about enforceability? Do you like the sound of picking your decision-makers? These real-life issues can have a profound impact if your M and A deal ends up on trial.

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