Crypto M&A: Deal Structuring, Regulatory Risks, and Strategic Opportunities in 2025
Course Details
- smart_display Format
Live Online with Live Q&A
- signal_cellular_alt Difficulty Level
Intermediate
- work Practice Area
Commercial Law
- event Date
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
- schedule Time
1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT
- timer Program Length
90 minutes
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This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
This CLE webinar will examine the resurgence of M&A in the crypto space, with a focus on deal structuring, regulatory risks, and strategic opportunities in 2025. The panel will provide a sophisticated analysis of transactional approaches (equity vs. asset deals, token considerations, governance structures), evolving U.S. regulatory frameworks (including SEC, CFTC, FinCEN, and state-level developments), and comparative insights from Europe's MiCA, Dubai's VARA, and Singapore's MAS.
A leader in the asset management field with more than 20 years of experience, Ms. Gault-Brown counsels clients with respect to U.S. SEC and U.S. CFTC registration. She regularly provides advice regarding required disclosures, compliance programs, structuring of new products and operations, complex regulatory matters, relief such as no-action letters and exemptive orders, and regulatory advice in connection with acquisitions and similar transactions. In the area of exemptions, Ms. Gault-Brown is a well-known expert in investment company status determinations under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940 (40 Act). Ms. Gault-Brown's regulatory expertise also extends to fintech clients operating in the asset management and funds space that are launching or operating emerging financial services products that are web- and app-based. These products include digital and tokenized assets, cryptocurrencies, blockchain and DLT, and various types of investment platforms such as roboadvisory and crowdfunding platforms. Prior to private practice, Ms. Gault-Brown was senior counsel at the SEC's Division of Investment Management’s Office of Chief Counsel.
Mr. de Martino’s practice focuses on domestic and cross-border public and private mergers and acquisitions, carve-outs, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions, and corporate governance matters. He represents a broad array of major U.S.-based and multinational technology (including AI/machine learning, FinTech, digital assets, payments, software, semiconductors, IoT, and cloud computing), financial services, life sciences + healthcare, and industrial companies. Mr. de Martino has extensive experience advising Japanese corporates in connection with U.S.-centric M&A transactions. He is a frequent speaker and writer on various topics in M&A with a particular focus on innovative technologies.
The applications for digital assets and blockchain infrastructure have expanded exponentially. During his first week in office, President Trump signed an Executive Order supporting the growth of the U.S. crypto industry, and the SEC established a new Crypto Task Force to create a clear crypto regulatory framework. These factors have resulted in a rapid increase in M&A activity in the crypto space. Investors and their counsel must understand the nuances of digital asset businesses in evaluating and structuring these transactions.
The panel will explore emerging themes driving M&A, including the rise of AI tokens, post-FTX enforcement dynamics, Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) acquisition mechanics, and the increasing use of cross-border regulatory arbitrage and licensing M&A.
Listen as our expert panel discusses the complex issues associated with acquiring crypto assets and technology and provides guidance for structuring these deals and mitigating regulatory risks.
I. Overview: current crypto M&A market
II. Factors driving the growth of crypto M&A
III. Issues unique to crypto M&A: due diligence, asset valuation, and price volatility
IV. Transactional approaches to crypto deals
V. Critical provisions in M&A agreements: seller and buyer protections
VI. Regulatory frameworks: SEC, CFTC, FinCEN, CFIUS, Investment Company Act of 1940, and state-level developments
VII. Comparative insights from other active markets around the world
VIII. Emerging themes driving crypto M&A
IX. Strategic opportunities in 2025
The panel will discuss these and other key considerations:
- What are the key drivers for growth in crypto M&A?
- What are the unique issues with crypto M&A transactions, and how do these hurdles inform the transactional approaches to these deals?
- What are the regulatory risks with crypto M&A deals?
- What are the strategic opportunities for crypto M&A in 2025 and beyond?
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