As a consequence of nationwide lockdown and disruption of trade, most pending M&A deals will not come to a close soon. Clients will have doubts about purchasers’ liquidity, availability of funding, or even solvency. These trying times, in turn, will want to shift the risk of the target’s uncertain future business outlook to clients as much as possible. In the context of the global health crisis, the webinar addressed the effects of COVID-19 on M&A transactions and how lawyers & in-house counsels can overcome them.