Transaction structures and the influence of COVID-19 (Mergers & Acquisitions)

Assume that you worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Mergers and Acquisitions department. Therefore this Literature
Review should focus on the transaction strucutres previously back in 2019 and now in time of corona. So as an
outline I would suggest:

1. Introduction to transaction structures (discussing different transaction structures and their possible uses and
   advantages)
2. Mitigating risk (How the buyer can avoid risk in the purchase, since with a company you are buying the
   future. And two much-used ways to reduce this risk for the buyer and shift it to the seller are: Roll-over equity
   and earn-out.)
3. Impact of Covid-19 (latest developments concerning transactional structures during the COVID-19
   pandemic)
4. Conclusion (explain the impact of COVID-19 on deal structures.)

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