"Contents" [2016] ELECD 1197; in Hill, A. Claire; Davidoff Solomon, Steven (eds), "Research Handbook on Mergers and Acquisitions" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016) v

Book Title: Research Handbook on Mergers and Acquisitions

Editor(s): Hill, A. Claire; Davidoff Solomon, Steven

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781784711474

Section Title: Contents

Number of pages: 3

Extract:

Contents


List of figures viii
List of tables ix
List of contributors x

Introduction 1

PART I HISTORY AND OVERVIEW

1 Mergers and acquisitions: a cyclical and legal phenomenon 13
Claire A. Hill, Brian J.M. Quinn and Steven Davidoff Solomon
2 M&A contracts: purposes, types, regulation, and patterns of
practice 29
John C. Coates IV
3 The market for corporate control: survey of the empirical
evidence, estimation issues, and potential areas for future
research 66
Darius Palia

PART II FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES

4 The modern business judgment rule 83
D. Gordon Smith
5 Equivalence: form and substance in business acquisitions 99
Charles K. Whitehead

PART III TRANSACTION STRUCTURING

6 A founders' guide to unicorn creation: how liquidation
preferences in M&A transactions affect start-up valuation 123
Robert P. Bartlett, III
7 Addressing informational challenges with earnouts in mergers
and acquisitions 154
Albert H. Choi



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PART IV TAKEOVER AND DEAL DEFENSES


8 Takeover defenses: the lay of the land and disputed sign posts 181
Jordan M. Barry
9 Staggered boards: practice, theory, and evidence 200
Simone M. Sepe
10 Deal protection devices: the negotiation, protection, and
enforcement of M&A transactions 216
Megan Wischmeier Shaner

PART V STANDARDS OF REVIEW

11 The role of judicial opinions in shaping M&A practice 245
Lawrence A. Hamermesh and Jacob J. Fedechko
12 The reconfiguring of Revlon 263
Lyman Johnson
13 Freezeouts: doctrine and perspectives 285
Fernán Restrepo and Guhan Subramanian

PART VI ...