commercial-risk

Change of Control Clauses in M&A: Managing Contract Risk

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Transaction Governance Contractual change of control provisions in organisational restructures Contract change of control provisions determine whether key customer and supplier agreements remain valid when an organisation undergoes an acquisition, merger, or corporate restructure. When due diligence teams fail to extract notice periods and consent rules buried in schedules and variation agreements, transactions encounter sudden … Read more

Contract Variation Tracking & Managing Obligation Drift

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Commercial contracts rarely remain static after execution. As project conditions change, organisations execute formal variation agreements that introduce new deliverables, altered payment terms, and shifted liabilities. Without systematic contract variation tracking, these secondary commitments accumulate silently, leading to uncosted financial liabilities and scope creep. This article examines the mechanics of obligation drift and outlines how … Read more