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Academy · Guides

# Corporate and M\&A

Type

- [All](https://www.pitch.law/academy/topics/corporate-m-a)
- [Guides](https://www.pitch.law/academy/guides/topics/corporate-m-a)
- [News](https://www.pitch.law/academy/news/topics/corporate-m-a)

Topic

- [All topics](https://www.pitch.law/academy/guides)
- [Intellectual property](https://www.pitch.law/academy/guides/topics/intellectual-property)
- [Patents](https://www.pitch.law/academy/guides/topics/patents)
- [New gTLDs](https://www.pitch.law/academy/guides/topics/gtld)
- [Information Technology](https://www.pitch.law/academy/guides/topics/information-technology)
- [Privacy & Data Protection](https://www.pitch.law/academy/guides/topics/privacy)
- [Commercial](https://www.pitch.law/academy/guides/topics/commercial)
- [Corporate and M\&A](https://www.pitch.law/academy/guides/topics/corporate-m-a)
- [Tax](https://www.pitch.law/academy/guides/topics/tax)
- [Legal Aspects of Artificial Intelligence](https://www.pitch.law/academy/guides/topics/legal-aspects-of-artificial-intelligence)

* [Guide](https://www.pitch.law/academy/startup-funding-rounds)
  ### [Funding Rounds: Term Sheets and Investment Agreements](https://www.pitch.law/academy/startup-funding-rounds)
  [How an equity round for a company in the EU works, the term sheet, what each clause does, the investment and shareholders' agreements, and what investors check first.](https://www.pitch.law/academy/startup-funding-rounds)
* [Guide](https://www.pitch.law/academy/ip-due-diligence-guide)
  ### [IP in Due Diligence](https://www.pitch.law/academy/ip-due-diligence-guide)
  [What a buyer or investor checks about a company's intellectual property, why chain of title is the most common problem, and how a seller can prepare.](https://www.pitch.law/academy/ip-due-diligence-guide)
* [Guide](https://www.pitch.law/academy/mergers-acquisitions-overview)
  ### [M\&A for Growing Businesses](https://www.pitch.law/academy/mergers-acquisitions-overview)
  [A practical walk through an M\&A deal, share or asset deal, price mechanisms, warranties, change of control and getting from signing to closing.](https://www.pitch.law/academy/mergers-acquisitions-overview)
* [Guide](https://www.pitch.law/academy/m-and-a-due-diligence-what-to-expect)
  ### [M\&A Due Diligence: What to Expect](https://www.pitch.law/academy/m-and-a-due-diligence-what-to-expect)
  [What a due diligence review covers in a share or asset deal in the EU, how the process runs, and how the findings turn into price, warranties and conditions.](https://www.pitch.law/academy/m-and-a-due-diligence-what-to-expect)
* [Guide](https://www.pitch.law/academy/sanctions-screening-and-anti-money-laundering-what-every-business-needs-to-know)
  ### [Sanctions Screening and Anti-Money Laundering](https://www.pitch.law/academy/sanctions-screening-and-anti-money-laundering-what-every-business-needs-to-know)
  [What EU sanctions and anti-money-laundering rules require from businesses, who must identify beneficial owners, and how screening works in practice.](https://www.pitch.law/academy/sanctions-screening-and-anti-money-laundering-what-every-business-needs-to-know)
* [Guide](https://www.pitch.law/academy/transitional-services-agreement-after-an-m-a-deal)
  ### [Transitional Services Agreements](https://www.pitch.law/academy/transitional-services-agreement-after-an-m-a-deal)
  [What a transitional services agreement covers, the terms that decide whether the handover runs smoothly, and how to plan the exit from the start.](https://www.pitch.law/academy/transitional-services-agreement-after-an-m-a-deal)

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