M&A Foundations · glossary
The confidentiality agreement signed before any secrets change hands — usually the first contract on a deal, and often a junior lawyer's first drafting job. It survives if the deal dies, which is precisely the point. Chapter 5
Explained in Chapter 5, Preparing for a Deal, of M&A Foundations.
Before any real information flows, the parties sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA, also called a confidentiality agreement). On most deals this is the first document a junior lawyer drafts or reviews, usually from a house precedent — which makes it worth knowing intimately.Read Chapter 5, Preparing for a Deal →
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