In M&A, the headline price often makes the news, but the payment mechanism is what secures value, balances risk, and protects both buyer and seller after the deal closes.
From locked box structures to completion accounts, escrow arrangements, earn-outs, and equity rollovers, each mechanism requires careful legal structuring to avoid disputes and safeguard interests.
In our latest MAPE article, Musa Kalejaiye and Wuraola Oyeniyi explore the legal imperatives for structuring payment mechanisms in mergers & acquisitions and what dealmakers must keep in mind to get them right.
