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48 Tex. J. Bus. L. 1 (2019-2020)
Drafting Preliminary Agreements, including Confidentiality Agreements and Letters of Intent

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                 DRAFTING PRELIMINARY AGREEMENTS,
              INCLUDING CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS
                          AND   LETTERS OF INTENT

                          By: Byron F. Egan, Dallas, Texas*



                              TABLE  OF  CONTENTS

I.    PRELIMINARY AGREEMENTS............................................................................. 2
II.   CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT ...................................................................... 2
      A .    NDA  A s Effective  Standstill Agreem ent............................................................. 3
      B .    D on't A sk, D on't W aive  Provisions................................................................  4
      C .    N on R eliance  P rovisions...................................................................................... . 7
III.  LETTER   OF  INTENT  .................................................................................................  8
IV.   ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS, L.P. V. ENERGY TRANSFER
      PARTNERS, L.P........................................................................................................  8

Appendix A - Form  of Confidentiality Agreement

Appendix B - Form of Letter of Intent

















*     Copyright © 2018 by Byron F. Egan. All rights reserved.
      Byron F. Egan is a partner of Jackson Walker L.L.P. in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Egan is a member of the ABA
      Business Law Section's Mergers & Acquisitions Committee, serves as its Senior Vice Chair and Chair of its
      Executive Council and served as Co-Chair of its Asset Acquisition Agreement Task Force which prepared the
      ABA Model Asset Purchase Agreement with Commentary.
      The author wishes to acknowledge the contributions of Todd A. Anders of GuideCap Partners LLC in Dallas,
      Texas, Cecil W. Bain III of The Nunley Firm, PLLC in Boerne, Texas, and Bradley L. Whitlock of Scheef &
      Stone, L.L.P. in Dallas, Texas.
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