M&A Trends: What You Need to Know When Negotiating and Drafting Commercial Leases

Duration: 1 Hour (45-Minute Presentation / 15-Minute Q&A)

This Recording is Now Available for On-Demand Viewing. 

Click the Register Now Button Below to Register and View On-Demand.
 

The continued growth in M&A activity brings to light issues that both landlords and tenants of commercial property need to bear in mind when negotiating and drafting leases, most notably the assignment, subletting, and use clauses.

This complimentary webinar will provide suggestions and strategies for negotiating and drafting commercial leases that will anticipate merger, consolidation, and other transfers relating to the ownership of the tenant.  The program is geared to:

• Property Owners
• Tenants
• Lawyers
• Property Managers
• Leasing Agents

The speakers will address the issues from both the landlord and tenant's perspectives, review court rulings in the area, and provide guidance in both negotiating and drafting the relevant lease clauses.

This 1-Hour Webinar Will:

• Help the parties and their counsel better negotiate and draft clauses that anticipate events that trigger the assignment and other change-of-control provisions.  
• Provide guidance on the application of these provisions to different types of uses, including retail.
• Provide guidance on the application of these provisions to different types of tenant entities, including privately held companies, partnerships, and publicly held companies.
• Identify lease clauses that are seemingly unrelated to transferability but can impact a tenant’s ability to transfer its lease interests.
• Assess strategies for allowing tenants to admit new partners and to permit withdrawal of partners in closely held businesses.
• Examine trends in security deposits, personal guaranties, and other lease collateral and how those trends impact M&A activity.

Sponsored by: