Unless people were getting fancy with valuation for estate tax purposes or the value of the underlying property skyrocketed in a very short period, you would expect that the transaction would be close to a wash for federal income tax purposes.

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His premise is that actionable advertising data should improve relevancy and ultimately enable marketers to close the loop back to a transaction.

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An acquirer that obtains CFIUS approval can proceed to close the transaction knowing that a safe harbor provision usually protects it from future CFIUS actions.

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The union said Esmark and Essar wouldn't be able to close their transaction unless Essar initiated a new labor agreement with the United Steelworkers.

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The NBA said in a statement that it expected the transaction to officially close today.

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We believe we can complete the due diligence process, as well as negotiation of the definitive agreements, within 90 days from signing a letter of intent and that the transaction could close promptly following receipt of any required regulatory approvals.

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The deal had been expected to close in December, but a probe into walnut accounting has pushed the transaction date back.

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As you know, there is no certainty that EA will actually close on the proposed transaction on mutually agreeable terms, especially since you have proposed a price that we would not accept and have qualified your offer by a diligence request.

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