The Law and Finance of Corporate Acquisitions

by Gilson, Ronald J.; Black, Bernard S.

• ISBN13: 9781566620673
• ISBN10: 1566620678
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-05-01
• Publisher: Foundation Pr

Summary

Gilson and Black's casebook provides detailed information on the law and finance of corporate acquisitions. The casebook provides the tools for fast, easy, on-point research. Part of the University Casebook Series®, it includes selected cases designed to illustrate the development of a body of law on a particular subject. Text and explanatory materials designed for law study accompany the cases.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgements
Table of Contents
Table of Cases
Table of Authorities
An Introduction To Corporate Acquisitions and Transaction Planning	p. 1
Valuation Under Certainty	p. 64
Value Under Uncertainty: Risk and Diversification	p. 81
The Relationship Between Risk and Return: The Capital Asset Pricing Model and Alternatives	p. 101
The Efficient Capital Markets Hypothesis	p. 135
Event Studies: Measuring the Impact of Information	p. 185
The Option Perspective	p. 231
Operating Synergy	p. 258
Diversification and Financial Synergy	p. 312
Replacing Inefficient Management	p. 363
Leveraged Buyouts and Recapitalizations	p. 398
Tax Incentives Favoring (or Disfavoring) Acquisitions	p. 454
Financial Accounting Treatment of Acquisitions	p. 508
Mispricing of the Target Company's Stock	p. 589
Wealth Transfers as an Acquisition Motive	p. 610
The Mechanics of Alternative Acquisition Techniques	p. 641
Corporate Law Considerations in Hostile Transactions	p. 730
Federal Securities Regulation of Hostile Acquisitions: The Williams Act	p. 896
Corporate Law Concerns in Friendly Acquisitions	p. 1009
Federal Securities Regulation of Friendly Transactions	p. 1175
Partial Acquisitions Through Private Purchase of Control	p. 1195
Freezeout Mergers	p. 1237
State Regulation of Takeovers	p. 1317
Proxy Fights as Alternatives and Complements to Tender Offers	p. 1400
Pre-Transaction Government Review: Hart-Scott-Rodino and Exon-Florio	p. 1473
Successor Liability of the Acquiring Company	p. 1503
The Corporate Acquisition Agreement: The Private Ordering Role of Business Lawyers	p. 1559
Appendix A	p. A - 1
Appendix B	p. B - 1
Appendix C	p. C - 1
Index	p. I - 1
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