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Topic: mergers-acquisitions

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Sunday, 7/5, 10:37 PM

What Is a Breakup Fee? How Deals Protect Themselves With Termination and Ticking Fees

When two companies agree to a merger, the contract usually includes fees that one side pays the other if the deal falls apart.
Breakup fees, reverse breakup fees and 'ticking' fees are the plumbing of dealmaking, built to keep an agreed takeover on track.

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