Notebook update: Reverse triangular merger might be an assignment of a contract, requiring consent

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1. Calif. appeals court holds that reverse triangular merger does not transfer target’s assets Suppose that an agreement between A Corporation and B LLC prohibits A from assigning the agreement without B’s consent. Now suppose that C wants to...
2. GE deal brings to mind the danger of assignment-consent and change-of-control clauses (for my students) A couple of days ago General Electric announced that it was selling more than $30 billion of commercial loans to Wells Fargo. In the worst case,...
3. Assignment provisions in contracts Author’s note, Nov. 22, 2014: For a much-improved update of this page, see the Common Draft general provisions article. (For more real-world stories like the...
4. Assignment-consent requirements can cause serious problems in future M&A transactions A lot of contracts provide that Party A must obtain the prior written consent of Party B if it wishes to assign the agreement to a...