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Research Handbook on Mergers and Acquisitions
Edited by Claire A. Hill and Steven Davidoff Solomon
Global in scope and written by leading scholars in the field, the Research Handbook on Mergers and Acquisitions is a modern-day survey of the state of M & A. Its chapters explore the history of mergers and acquisitions and also consider the theory behind the structure of modern transaction documentation. The book also address other key M & A issues, such as takeover defenses; judges and practitioners' perspectives on litigation; the appraisal remedy and other aspects of Federal and state law, as well as M & A considerations in the structure of start-ups. This Handbook will be an invaluable resource for scholars, practitioners, judges and legislators.
Handbook
- Published in print:
- 30 Sep 2016
- ISBN:
- 9781784711474
- eISBN:
- 9781784711481
- Pages:
- c 496
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- Research Handbook on Mergers and Acquisitions
- Copyright
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Mergers and acquisitions: a cyclical and legal phenomenon
- Chapter 2: M & A contracts: purposes, types, regulation, and patterns of practice
- Chapter 3: The market for corporate control: survey of the empirical evidence, estimation issues, and potential areas for future research
- Chapter 4: The modern business judgment rule
- Chapter 5: Equivalence: form and substance in business acquisitions
- Chapter 6: A founders’ guide to unicorn creation: how liquidation preferences in M & A transactions affect start-up valuation
- Chapter 7: Addressing informational challenges with earnouts in mergers and acquisitions
- Chapter 8: Takeover defenses: the lay of the land and disputed sign posts
- Chapter 9: Staggered boards: practice, theory, andevidence
- Chapter 10: Deal protection devices: the negotiation, protection, and enforcement of M & A transactions
- Chapter 11: The role of judicial opinions in shaping M & A practice
- Chapter 12: The reconfiguring of Revlon
- Chapter 13: Freezeouts: doctrine and perspectives
- Chapter 14: Settlements and fees in merger litigation
- Chapter 15: Lead plaintiffs and lead counsel in deal litigation
- Chapter 16: The deterrence value of stockholder appraisal
- Chapter 17: Tender offers and disclosure: the history and future of the Williams Act
- Chapter 18: Activist stockholders, corporate governance challenges, and Delaware law
- Chapter 19: Short- and long-term investors (and other stakeholders too): must (and do) their interests conflict?
- Chapter 20: Canadian M & A: a comparative perspective
- Chapter 21: Legal transplants in the law of the deal: M & A agreements in India
- Index
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Chapter 1: Mergers and acquisitions: a cyclical and legal phenomenon
Claire A. Hill, Brian J.M. Quinn and Steven Davidoff Solomon
Handbook Chapter
- Published:
- 30 September 2016
- Category:
- Handbook Chapter
- Pages:
- 13–28 (16 total)
Collection:
Law 2016
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- Research Handbook on Mergers and Acquisitions
- Copyright
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Mergers and acquisitions: a cyclical and legal phenomenon
- Chapter 2: M & A contracts: purposes, types, regulation, and patterns of practice
- Chapter 3: The market for corporate control: survey of the empirical evidence, estimation issues, and potential areas for future research
- Chapter 4: The modern business judgment rule
- Chapter 5: Equivalence: form and substance in business acquisitions
- Chapter 6: A founders’ guide to unicorn creation: how liquidation preferences in M & A transactions affect start-up valuation
- Chapter 7: Addressing informational challenges with earnouts in mergers and acquisitions
- Chapter 8: Takeover defenses: the lay of the land and disputed sign posts
- Chapter 9: Staggered boards: practice, theory, andevidence
- Chapter 10: Deal protection devices: the negotiation, protection, and enforcement of M & A transactions
- Chapter 11: The role of judicial opinions in shaping M & A practice
- Chapter 12: The reconfiguring of Revlon
- Chapter 13: Freezeouts: doctrine and perspectives
- Chapter 14: Settlements and fees in merger litigation
- Chapter 15: Lead plaintiffs and lead counsel in deal litigation
- Chapter 16: The deterrence value of stockholder appraisal
- Chapter 17: Tender offers and disclosure: the history and future of the Williams Act
- Chapter 18: Activist stockholders, corporate governance challenges, and Delaware law
- Chapter 19: Short- and long-term investors (and other stakeholders too): must (and do) their interests conflict?
- Chapter 20: Canadian M & A: a comparative perspective
- Chapter 21: Legal transplants in the law of the deal: M & A agreements in India
- Index