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Apr/May 2010

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By Ralph Kroman and John Wilkinson, partners, WeirFoulds LLP Risk Management: Mergers and acquisitions and other major business transactions are complex and involve myriad issues. As transactions evolve, the pace of decision-making can become fast and furious. WeirFoulds LLP partners Ralph Kroman and John Wilkinson test your decision-making and legal risk management skills. See page 14 for answers INHOUSE APRIL 2010 • 13 Y b) es No a) Y y' compan r y pur ou 3 ecommend of chase s due basis y diligence e s ther y' r be that compan w y with asset.our a in-house vie prou imar Y ar e eg anar y y o b our other satisf the pr act ar e ans vision w o er: y 2 b) es No f ou is a e or ar t Y ding estr r t counsel conducting Another usiness our assets _______________________________________________________ compan the of do indemnities or and y ou o need a the our our vie supplier or f includeom t t full echnology in-house cr r e b at usiness fritical w a due b ictions A y' indemnit usiness in y and, o and y y b t o in let . oaches e diligence our appr usiness wher s let int of per er ent t infent t iner r t counsel der int er of r needs t or af One ensur y per compan . y ellectual wing vie indemnit infrou y t oper sonal int pr pot or r elation y compan or inf sonal mation t ed elat is a a oposed. o on asset? o mation ential the Should other conf the idential is y y y them, is ef on a ingements ectiv . e pr things up the e the o t sign f concludeocus f which y suppl e? W the hat y ou contr inf ther t a) Y Is at 1 or eo mation an oposed ything prou Y disclose in-house the fur confeen y ar e bet meeting? ther w ou infeam C a idential y our t t o counsel can or do t o mation. anadian and pr A y ot the ect conf our other compan ag y y' s identialit t s compan par yt . r y' A eam disclosur has e eement y e "deal-making" wher our of been conf idential act meeting compan signed. y is is

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