Mergers & Acquisitions: What You Need to Know Now 2009

Front Matter
Faculty Bios
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Overview of the Current Market Environment
Chapter 2. Doubts About Earnouts—Analysis of Whether Earnouts Are Securities
Chapter 3. Financing Markets and Commitment Papers in Volatile Times
Chapter 4. Recent Federal Agency Antitrust Merger Enforcement
Chapter 5. Antitrust Issues Involving Acquisitions of Financially Distressed Companies
Chapter 6. Current Topics in Public Company Merger Agreements
Chapter 7. Trends in Withdrawn M&A
Chapter 8. The Modern MAC Clause: Breaking up Is Hard to Do
Chapter 9. Allocation of Financing Risk in Select Recent Transactions—A Comparison of Relevant Provisions
Chapter 10. Current Trends in Acquisition Financing
Chapter 11. Unsolicited Bids: What You Need to Know Now
Chapter 12. SEC Proposes New Rules Facilitating Shareholder Nominations of Directors
Chapter 13. Recent Shareholder Proposals Relating to Proxy Access
Chapter 14. Mergers & Acquisitions—A Snapshot
Chapter 15. 10 Minutes on Mergers & Acquisitions
Chapter 16. Distressed Investing and Loan to Own—A Brief Review of Some of the Risks
Chapter 17. Pipes: A Review of Key Legal Issues
Chapter 18. Pipes Investments: A Review of Key Issues
Chapter 19. Preparing for an Unsolicited Bid: What You Need to Know
Index