Mergers & Acquisitions: The Essentials (Essentials (Wolters Kluwer)) [Paperback]

William J. Carney (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0735583692 | ISBN-13: 978-0735583696 | Publication Date: May 1, 2009

Offering a big-picture understanding of Mergers and Acquisitions, this brief introduction illuminates essential concepts with informal and approachable exposition. Lucid and succinct, Mergers and Acquisitions: The Essentials, features:

a clear overview of deals
a detailed discussion of major deal points, including a list of the percentages of deals containing particular provisions
a strategic discussion of shareholder voting rules, with current judicial treatment
practical coverage of the goals of due diligence
a critical look at acquisition agreements
clear and focused topical coverage, including
the legal duties of a board considering or resisting a sale the duties and liabilities of controlling shareholders
the special problems of leverage buyouts
the securities laws mergers, exchange offers, and tender offers Mergers and Acquisitions: The Essentials presents an authoritative and student-friendly description of the law, strategy, and logistics of Mergers and Acquisitions. By closing any gaps in understanding, William J. Carney prepares your students to get the most out of their casebook reading.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Aspen Publishers, Inc. (May 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735583692
• ISBN-13: 978-0735583696
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #370,279 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #95 in Books > Business & Investing > Management & Leadership > Consolidation & Merger

More About the Author

William J. Carney, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law, teaches Business Associations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Finance and Securities Regulation. Professor Carney has served as visiting professor at New York University, the University of Virginia, the University of Michigan, the University of Antwerp, Belgium, the Technical University of Dresden, Germany, and at the Central European University. He has presented papers at meetings in Italy, Austria, Germany, Great Britain, Sweden, and Denmark, as well as at various meetings in the U.S. He is the author of a popular casebook on Mergers and Acquisitions, now in its second edition, a casebook on Corporate Finance, a treatise on Mergers and Acquisitions, two other books on corporate and securities law subjects as well as over 50 articles and book chapters. Several of his articles have been recognized as among the best articles in corporate law in the year of publication. Professor Carney began his career in Denver, where he became a partner at Holland & Hart, before beginning his teaching career at the University of Wyoming. He has maintained his connection with the practicing bar by serving as Chair of the Corporate Code Revision Committee of the State Bar of Georgia, and Reporter for a bar committee that drafted and proposed the current Georgia Business Corporation Code. He serves on the board of Pharmasset, Inc., a publicly traded biotechnology company, where he chairs the nomination and governance committee.