Scott A. Brown and Lawrence M. F. Spaccasi presented “Advice and Counsel for Potential Sellers” at the 2023 BankDirector Acquire or Be Acquired Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. The session focused on the current regulatory climate with regard to M&A with an emphasis on changing regulatory standards for approval of transactions, hot button issues and potential regulatory threats to the successful and timely completion of a transaction.  The session also discussed the growing trend of non-traditional buyers (such as credit unions and investor groups) and the unique regulatory and diligence issues they raised and  provided examples of merger agreement provisions that can (and should) be considered when engaging with these non-traditional purchasers to better protect the seller.