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Commercial Disputes Series: How To Harness The Power Of Earnouts (and Manage Their Risk) (Video)
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Earnouts can play a critical role in bringing buyers and sellers
to the finish line, but they come with risks to consider in
purchase agreements and other contracts.
In this video, Torys litigators Gillian Dingle and Alexandra Shelley take questions from
moderator Andrew Bernstein on the effective use of
earnouts and issues to consider when negotiating agreements.
We discuss:
- how earnout provisions work
- why people use earnouts
- why earnout disputes happen
- how to stop earnout disputes before they start
- how earnout disputes are resolved
Click here to see other videos in this
series.
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