Vocabulary of Mergers & Acquisitions
There is much information that can be conveyed in even a brief statement about a transaction if certain vocabulary is consistently applied. Conversely, there is much confusion that can be …
DBAs & Assumed Names
Individuals, that is, human beings, are what the law calls “natural persons.” A natural person’s full name, as given at birth or as later legally changed, is the individual’s true …
Multiple Secured Parties: Risks
Complications with Multiple Secured Parties: Part 3 – Risks Again, most people do not appreciate the potential complications involved when a search reveals multiple secured parties on a single financing …
Multiple Secured Parties: Amendments
Complications with Multiple Secured Parties: Part 2 – Amendments Most people do not appreciate the potential complications involved when a search reveals multiple secured parties on a single financing statement. …
Multiple Secured Parties: Terminations
Complications with Multiple Secured Parties: Part 1 – Terminations Most people do not appreciate the potential complications involved when a search reveals multiple secured parties on a single financing statement. …
Status of Financing Statements
“Lapsed” or “Unlapsed,” and Perhaps “Active” or “Inactive,” but not “Terminated.”
The UCC’s recordkeeping requirement for filing offices (e.g., state Secretaries of State) is that the filing office must maintain records until at least one year after a financing statement would lapse.