Physician practice owners are often surprised to learn how private equity (PE)-backed companies structure their acquisitions and the relatively small amount of cash paid at closing. It’s significantly less than owners (sellers) expected. Below is a simple breakdown of how the proceeds from a typical PE acquisition work. The selling price is generally paid in […]
Over the past few months, as 2018 wound down and 2019 kicked into high gear, we’ve seen a steady flow of reports analyzing U.S. healthcare merger and acquisition (M&A) activity from last year and outlining predictions for this year. Let’s examine what these reports identified as some of the key developments of the year that […]
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By: Brandon French, Contract Attorney, Braumiller Law Group, PLLC Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has taken the initiative to modernize its current trade environment. The purpose of the initiative is to realign CBP’s current trade policies and procedures with the development of new industries, technology, and modes of conducting business. A Federal Register (FR) Notice […]
President Donald Trump announced Sunday (Feb. 24th) on Twitter that he would be postponing an increase in tariffs against China, and that he plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping to reach a conclusion on a final trade agreement. The President said that trade negotiations with China have been “very productive,” and subsequently, he would delay the tariffs, […]
By: S. George Alfonso, Of Counsel, Braumiller Law Group, PLLC In August of 2018, I published an article entitled “301 Tariff Hearings and the Value of Testifying” [see link to previously published article on BLG Newsletter and Law 360]. This article was based upon my experiences as Of Counsel to Braumiller Law Group, PLLC (“Braumiller”) in working […]
By: Paul Fudacz, Senior Associate Attorney, Braumiller Law Group, PLLC Many importers are aware that the United States, Canada, and Mexico have negotiated a replacement treaty for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The new agreement is called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and was announced by President Trump on October 1, 2018. […]
By: Bruce Leeds, Senior Counsel, Braumiller Law Group, PLLC 2018 saw a number of administrative and legislative changes to U.S. export controls. Many of them have not been implemented, and others have gone into place. Let’s take a look: Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) of 2018 This legislation had bipartisan sponsorship, was passed by both […]
By: Bob Brewer, VP of Marketing, Braumiller Law Group, PLLC When you look at the breakdown in manufacturing and retail, and what percent of that comes into the U.S. from China, it’s a no-brainer to someone like Jeff Bezos to want to “own” the entire logistics operation of getting product direct from China into an […]
One of the more interesting events in the trade arena with China recently occurred with the arrest and subsequent indictment of Huawei’s CFO, Meng Wanzhou, in December 2018. Meng was arrested by Canadian officials, at the request of the U.S., under the suspicion that Huawei, and possibly its foreign subsidiaries, were linked to violations of […]
With the imminent, and all too real, threat of an increase in Section 301 tariffs set for March 2nd, on more than 6,000 product lines from China, the last thing importers need is another thing to worry about. For importers who may be tempted to consider desperate measures to avoid the effects of this increase, […]
February 20-22 Omni Hotel, Houston, Texas https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/houston/meetings/advanced-topics-in-customs-compliance-conference The Advanced Topics in Customs Compliance Conference brings together import and export professionals, legal counsel, customs brokers and other international trade professionals in a highly productive two-day event in Houston, Texas. The 2019 conference will offer three separate tracks dedicated to Advanced Imports, Advanced Exports and other Trade-related […]