Mergers and Acquisitions: Cases, Materials, and Problems, 4th Edition

A concise, accessible, practical, and student-friendly presentation of the mergers and acquisitions materials that law students need to know in order to hit the ground running in a transactional setting. Based on the fundamental precept that students taking the course are curious about the subject, but generally have limited familiarity with the business world of mergers and acquisitions, Mergers and Acquisitions: Cases and Materials, Fourth Edition introduces topics traditionally covered in the study of M&A law in terms that are accessible to the uninitiated law student, demystifying what is often an intimidating and overwhelmingly jargon-laden body of law. 

Key Features: 

• Two new real-world “Deal Stories,” form the primary focus of Chapters 1 and 2, specifically focusing on: 
  • AT&T’s acquisition of DirecTV, a public company deal using a combination of cash and AT&T stock as the acquisition consideration 
  • Google’s acquisition of the privately-held, venture capital-backed Nest Labs in an all-cash deal 
• In the 4th Edition, these two new Deal Stories continue the focus of prior editions by emphasizing M&A deal-making on both Wall Street and Main Street   
• The Problem Sets in Chapter 2 have been completely revamped to reflect the facts of these two new Deal Stories 
• New Appendix B contains an edited version of the parties’ Merger Agreement for AT&T’s acquisition of DirecTV 
• The “Going Private” section of the Fiduciary Duty materials in Chapter 7 has been completely revised to provide important background for the Delaware Supreme Court decision in Kahn v. M & F Worldwide Corp. 
• Important caselaw developments including: 
  • RBC Capital Markets, LLC v. Jervis – Chapter 7 (Fiduciary Duty) 
  • Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC v. Roche Diagnostics GmbH – Chapter 3 (Successor Liability) 
  • Lazard Technology Partners, LLC v. Qinetiq North America Operations, LLC – Chapter 5 (Documenting the Deal)