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Interim Guidance on Stock Buyback Excise Tax Confirms Broad Application to M&A and Capital Market Transactions

Cooley M&A

1] On December 27, 2022, the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the IRS issued Notice 2023-2 (the “Notice”), providing interim guidance on the Excise Tax. SPAC stock issued in a private investment in public equity financing or in a deSPAC transaction) would reduce the Excise Tax under the “netting rule.”

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Skadden Discusses the Impact of Banking System Turmoil

Reynolds Holding

banking system, according to Treasury Department officials. Possible Role for Private Equity In contrast to the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, we have not yet seen private equity investors play a significant role during the recent turmoil.

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Sullivan & Cromwell Discusses the Implications for Financial Institutions of Proposed SEC Climate Disclosure Rules

Reynolds Holding

Of most importance for financial institutions, the identified categories also include downstream activities such as “investments” (Category 15 of the GHG Protocol’s Scope 3 emissions categories), which would capture financed emissions ( i.e. , emissions from companies to which the financial institution provides debt or equity financing).

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Wachtell Lipton Discusses Mergers and Acquisitions–2022 and 2023

Reynolds Holding

billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Broadcom’s $61 billion acquisition of VMware and Adobe’s $20 billion acquisition of Figma, as well as a number of large private equity-backed deals, including the $16.5 billion acquisition of Citrix Systems by affiliates of Vista Equity Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital, Zendesk’s $10.2

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