Earn-Out Clauses

Summary

This practice note discusses the uses and elements of an earn-out provision and considerations for M&A practitioners in drafting and negotiating earn-out clauses. Click here to see recent examples of publicly filed acquisition agreements containing earn-outs in Market Standards - M&A, the Practical Guidance database of publicly filed M&A deals that enables users to search, compare, and analyze transactions using 150+ M&A deal points to filter search results. You can customize any search to your needs by adding filters or modifying the search criteria.