The Law of Mergers and Acquisitions
About
The New York Stock Exchange. (Image courtesy of U.S. Department of Commerce.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. John Akula
Senior Lecturer in Law
MIT Course Number
15.649
As Taught In
Spring 2003
Level
Graduate
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.