Mergers & Acquisitions
Jan. 1, 2014
California M&A lawyers optimistic about deal flow to come
Corporate lawyers say 2013 was a satisfactory year for M&A activity, thanks in part to several positive macroeconomic trends that they hope will carry into 2014.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A year ago, Latham & Watkins LLP partner Charles K. Ruck was bracing for a slow year of mergers and acquisitions.
"I would have bet against 2013," the veteran corporate attorney said. "We had a lot of year-end 2012 work. Taxes were going up ... interest rates were at a flux point and I thought people would have taken a breather."
But a year later, he's happy...
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