Counsel of an investment bank retained CRA in a stock-for-stock M&A transaction dispute. We investigated whether a forensic investigation or third party accounting review would have uncovered the buyer’s fraudulent activities. CRA’s report and deposition testimony contributed to the client’s successful defense against all claims.
New vertical merger test
In vertical mergers, antitrust agencies often focus on the merging firms’ incentives to foreclose inputs to rivals when analyzing competitive effects. Less...