Keeping It Under Wraps: Confidentiality Agreements In The M&A Context
Aug 1, 2017
Confidentiality agreements are one of the first agreements addressed in the mergers and acquisitions context, their primary purpose being to govern the disclosure and protection of proprietary information. They help avoid misunderstandings, particularly in the initial stages of a deal when lots of information is passed across the buyer/seller fence. Preliminary matters a seller and potential…