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The Law of Mergers and Acquisitions

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States15.649
Free, no sign-up neededSpring 2003English
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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…

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