Mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, asset sales and teaming agreements involving government contractors may include many issues not typically found in purely commercial M&A transactions. We provide counsel in these transactions on issues such as:
- Small businesses, minority business enterprises, women-owned small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned businesses and other socioeconomic participation programs
- Ownership by non-U.S. persons and Exon-Florio submissions
- Due diligence
- Foreign ownership, control or influence (FOCI) mitigation
- Maintenance of security clearances
- Contract novation
- Cost recovery limitations
- Security requirements/interface with Defense Security Service/FOCI Analytic Division
- Personal and organizational conflicts of interest
- Transfer and use of intellectual property and technical data rights