The Law of Mergers and Acquisitions

Seven people standing in front of the podium above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

The New York Stock Exchange. (Image courtesy of U.S. Department of Commerce.)

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MIT Course Number

15.649

As Taught In

Spring 2003

Level

Graduate

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Course Description

Course Features

Course Description

This course is designed to give students an introduction to the law-sensitive aspects of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A). In Module I, we examine the legal implications of key roles and deal structures, and walk through some of the issues that would typically arise in a simple and friendly transaction. We also give a class to the legal issues arising in LBOs and the legal concerns of financial sponsors more generally, and another class to employment-related issues, including those relating to managers facing unsettled circumstances.

In Module II, we look at a variety of complications, including those that arise in the friendly or unfriendly purchase of a publicly-held company; deals involving distressed and hi-tech companies; antitrust concerns; allegations of misconduct by management or board members; and deals involving non-U.S. companies.

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John Akula. 15.649 The Law of Mergers and Acquisitions. Spring 2003. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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