Research Handbook on Mergers and Acquisitions

Edited by Claire A. Hill, Professor and James L. Krusemark Chair in Law, University of Minnesota Law School and Steven Davidoff Solomon, Deal Professor, the New York Times, Professor, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, US

• Contents:PART I History and Overview1. Mergers and Acquisitions: A Cyclical and Legal PhenomenonClaire A. Hill, Brian J.M. Quinn and Steven Davidoff Solomon2. M&A Contracts: Purposes, Types, Regulation and Patterns of PracticeJohn C. Coates 3. The Market for Corporate Control: Survey of the Empirical Evidence, Estimation Issues, and Potential Areas for Future ResearchDarius PaliaPART II Foundational Principles4. The Modern Business Judgement RuleD. Gordon Smith5. Equivalence: Form and Substance in Business AcquisitionsCharles K. WhiteheadPART III Transaction Structuring 6. A Founders’ Guide to Unicorn Creation: How Liquidation Preferences in M&A Transactions Affect Start-up Valuation Robert P. Bartlett7. Addressing Informational Challenges with Earnouts in Mergers and AcquisitionsAlbert H. ChoiPART IV Takeover and Deal Defenses8. Takeover Defenses: The Lay of the Land and Disputed Sign PostsJordan M. Barry9. Staggered Boards: Practice, Theory, and EvidenceSimone M. Sepe10. Deal Protection Devices: The Negotiation, Protection, and Enforcement of M&A TransactionsMegan Wischmeier ShanerPART V Standards of Review 11. The Role of Judicial Opinions in Shaping M&A PracticeLawrence A. Hamermesh and Jacob J. Fedechko12. The Reconfiguring of RevlonLyman Johnson13. Freezeouts: Doctrine and PerspectivesFernán Restrepo and Guhan SubramanianPART VI Litigation 14. Settlements and Fees in Merger LitigationSean J. Griffith15. Lead Plaintiffs and Lead Counsel in Deal LitigationDavid H. WebberPART VII Statutory Issues16. The Deterrence Value of Stockholder AppraisalCharles R. Korsmo and Minor Myers17. Tender Offers and Disclosure: The History and Future of the Williams ActChristina M. SautterPART VIII Shareholder Activism18. Activist Stockholders, Corporate Governance Challenges, and Delaware LawDonald F. Parsons, Jr. and Jason S. Tyler 19. Short and Long Term Investors (and Other Stakeholders Too): Must (and Do) Their Interests Conflict?Claire A. Hill and Brett H. McDonnellPART VIII Comparative Perspectives 20. Canadian M & A: A Comparative PerspectiveChristopher C. Nicholls21. Legal Transplants in the Law of the Deal: M&A Agreements in IndiaAfra Afsharipour Index

'In this book, a group of eminent scholars bring takeovers back to the forefront of corporate governance debate. The book examines M&A from a range of perspectives -- historical, economic, legal, transactional and comparative. It pays particular attention to how legal doctrine affects M&A deals in the real world, and assesses the impact of contemporary developments, such as the rise of shareholder activism. Highly recommended for all those interested in corporate governance generally, and M&A in particular.'