Why Breakup Fee clauses needed in M&A transactions?

Mergers and Acquisitions transactions

Breakup fee clause, also known as “termination fee” clause, is often included in the Letter of Intent, a Memorandum of Understanding, a Term Sheet or other preliminary documents involved in Mergers and Acquisitions transactions (M&A). Although, as a general rule, M&A’s letters of intent tend to be non-binding in nature, the breakup fee clause is … Read more Why Breakup Fee clauses needed in M&A transactions?