The Law of Corporate Finance and Financial Markets

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MIT Course Number

15.617

As Taught In

Spring 2004

Level

Graduate

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Course Features

Course Description

Much of 15.617 focuses on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and the law-sensitive aspects of financial services and financial markets. The course is designed to be an introduction to business law that covers the fundamentals, including contracts, liability, regulation, employment, and corporations. This class also provides an in-depth treatment of the law of finance.

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John Akula. 15.617 The Law of Corporate Finance and Financial Markets. Spring 2004. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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