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closing, it is common in Thai market practice
to include no material adverse change in the
target companyûs financial position, business
and property, among others, as one of the
conditions to closing. Furthermore, the SPA may
provide for a walk away clause which allows
the SPV to walk away from the deal without
penalty should there be an occurrence of
any triggering event. In this regard, most
SPVs would try to insist on comprehensive
representations and warranties in the SPA.
Typical representations and warranties include
organization and standing, authority, capital
structure, title to the sale shares or securities,
assets and business of the target company,
litigation, taxes, financial matters, intellectual
property, contracts and commitments, and
legal compliance.
Representations and warranties in the SPA in
private equity transactions do not significantly
differ from those in merger and acquisition
transactions from the perspective of the
purchasers. However, from the sellersû
perspective, considering the transaction
structure as discussed in Paragraph 2, it is
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