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EVALUATION OF BREAK FEE CLAUSES IN M&A CONTRACTS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF UK LAW IN TERMS OF UNLAWFUL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

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EVALUATION OF BREAK FEE CLAUSES IN M&A CONTRACTS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF UK LAW IN TERMS OF UNLAWFUL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

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The ban on financial assistance aims to prevent the usage of company resources for external interests and protect the shareholders and creditors of the company. The justification for this restriction is that a company’s resources should be exclusively for the benefit of that company itself, not to facilitate the acquisition of its shares. A break fee clause (or agreement) is a deal protection mechanism which requires a target company to pay a bidder a certain amount of fee if the target doesn’t complete the proposed transaction. Break fees serve another purposes in addition to protecting the deal. In terms of the bidder, it enables the bidder to recover its costs arising from due diligence, legal fees, or applications to obtain regulatory approvals required for the transaction. On the other hand, from the target company’s point of view, a break fee clause can be viewed as an opportunity for the target to refuse the completion of the deal at a known cost. Break fee agreements could be characterized as “other financial assistance” under UK case law because they “smooth the path towards the acquisition of the shares”. In this context, if a break fee agreement as “other financial assistance” reduces the net assets of the company to a material extent or the target company has no net assets, unlawful financial assistance occurs under the Companies Act 2006.

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Kaynakça

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Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

15 Ocak 2024

Gönderilme Tarihi

24 Ekim 2023

Kabul Tarihi

27 Aralık 2023

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2024 Sayı: 27

Kaynak Göster

APA
Özsu, G. (2024). EVALUATION OF BREAK FEE CLAUSES IN M&A CONTRACTS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF UK LAW IN TERMS OF UNLAWFUL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. Law and Justice Review, 27, 141-154. https://izlik.org/JA39EH63XD
AMA
1.Özsu G. EVALUATION OF BREAK FEE CLAUSES IN M&A CONTRACTS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF UK LAW IN TERMS OF UNLAWFUL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. L&JR. 2024;(27):141-154. https://izlik.org/JA39EH63XD
Chicago
Özsu, Güray. 2024. “EVALUATION OF BREAK FEE CLAUSES IN M&A CONTRACTS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF UK LAW IN TERMS OF UNLAWFUL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE”. Law and Justice Review, sy 27: 141-54. https://izlik.org/JA39EH63XD.
EndNote
Özsu G (01 Ocak 2024) EVALUATION OF BREAK FEE CLAUSES IN M&A CONTRACTS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF UK LAW IN TERMS OF UNLAWFUL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. Law and Justice Review 27 141–154.
IEEE
[1]G. Özsu, “EVALUATION OF BREAK FEE CLAUSES IN M&A CONTRACTS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF UK LAW IN TERMS OF UNLAWFUL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE”, L&JR, sy 27, ss. 141–154, Oca. 2024, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA39EH63XD
ISNAD
Özsu, Güray. “EVALUATION OF BREAK FEE CLAUSES IN M&A CONTRACTS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF UK LAW IN TERMS OF UNLAWFUL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE”. Law and Justice Review. 27 (01 Ocak 2024): 141-154. https://izlik.org/JA39EH63XD.
JAMA
1.Özsu G. EVALUATION OF BREAK FEE CLAUSES IN M&A CONTRACTS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF UK LAW IN TERMS OF UNLAWFUL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. L&JR. 2024;:141–154.
MLA
Özsu, Güray. “EVALUATION OF BREAK FEE CLAUSES IN M&A CONTRACTS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF UK LAW IN TERMS OF UNLAWFUL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE”. Law and Justice Review, sy 27, Ocak 2024, ss. 141-54, https://izlik.org/JA39EH63XD.
Vancouver
1.Güray Özsu. EVALUATION OF BREAK FEE CLAUSES IN M&A CONTRACTS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF UK LAW IN TERMS OF UNLAWFUL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. L&JR [Internet]. 01 Ocak 2024;(27):141-54. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA39EH63XD