This session looked at the challenging diligence obligations associated with demand sensing, product efficacy, and rapidly shifting industry dynamics. The participants discussed the negotiation of specific deal terms that may be employed to address a range of diligence discoveries related to a target's value drivers.

This in-depth review at the annual M&A Conference at the University of Chicago, which was held live online, considered the key considerations in communicating the value of a transaction to the Board, equity and debt capital markets as well as employees, customers, vendors, regulators, and local communities.