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Global in scope and written by leading scholars in the field, the
Research Handbook on Mergers and Acquisitions is a modern-day
survey providing cutting edge analysis of the state of M&A
using history, theory, and empirical work, and also providing a
theoretical framework for future research and development in the
field. Its chapters explore the history of mergers and
acquisitions, considering the theory behind the structure of modern
transaction documentation. The authors also address other key
M&A issues, such as takeover defenses; judges and
practitioners' perspectives on litigation; the appraisal remedy and
other aspects of Federal and state law, as well as M&A
considerations in the structure of start-ups. The book's coverage
is novel as well as broad, broaching comparative issues and
shareholder activism in addition to more traditional areas. This
Research Handbook will be an invaluable resource for scholars,
practitioners, judges and legislators
Being an M&A practitioner or litigator requires not only a
knowledge of the law—the statutes, cases, and regulations—but
also the documentation and the practices within the transacting
community. This book prepares students for practice. The third
edition includes and explains deal documentation, and discusses how
negotiations proceed, referencing both the relevant law and
transacting norms. It covers Federal and State law, as well as
other relevant regulatory regimes involving antitrust, national
security, FCPA and other issues. It has questions designed to get
students to understand the law and the underlying policy, and
problems to get students familiar with transaction structuring.
This book provides a broad survey of past and recent scholarship on
mergers and acquisitions. Seminal work on the history, rationales
and outcomes of mergers and acquisitions is followed by leading
articles on what M&A lawyers do. Major articles by prominent
authorities in the field explore how deals are done, defended and
terminated. The volume concludes with several eminent selections on
private equity deals and international issues. With an
authoritative original introduction by the editors, the book is a
valuable source of reference to the leading theoretical and
historical perspectives on the subject, and to the particulars of
deal-making. It will be of interest not only to scholars in law,
business and economics but also to lawyers and policymakers dealing
with mergers and acquisitions.
Scholarly analysis of corporate law in the United States has come
to be dominated by an economic approach. Professor Hill and
Professor McDonnell here draw together seminal articles which
represent major milestones along the road that economics has
traveled in coming to play this central role in corporate law
scholarship. The focus is on the analysis of corporate law, drawing
mainly upon legal scholarship and particularly on US scholarship,
which is the originator of the application of modern economic
analysis to corporate law and has had much influence in other
countries.Beginning with several of the key works on the economics
of the firm which have most heavily influenced legal scholarship,
the title explores the central legal role of the board of directors
and state competition for corporate charters. It further considers
the role of hostile takeovers and board defenses against them and
the effectiveness of shareholder suits and other agency mechanisms.
31 articles, dating from 1931 to 2006 Contributors include: L.A.
Bebchuk, A.A. Berle, Jr., B.S. Black, H. Hansmann, R. Kraakman, H.
Manne, M.J. Roe, R. Romano, O. Williamson
Comprising essays specially commissioned for the volume, leading
scholars who have shaped the field of corporate law and governance
explore and critique developments in this vibrant and expanding
area and offer possible directions for future research. This
important addition to the Research Handbooks in Law and Economics
series provides insights into subjects such as the role of
directors, shareholders, creditors and employees; empirical studies
of litigation and shareholder activism; executive compensation;
corporate gatekeepers; comparative law; and behavioral approaches
to law and finance. Topics are organized within five sections:
corporate constituencies, insider governance, gatekeepers,
jurisdiction, and new theory. Taken as a whole, the volume serves
as an introduction for those new to the field and as a reference
for those unfamiliar with some of the topics discussed.
Authoritative and accessible, the Research Handbook on the
Economics of Corporate Law will be a valuable resource for
students, scholars, and practitioners of corporate law and
economics. Contributors: R.B. Ahdieh, V. Atanasov, S.M. Bainbridge,
B. Black, M.M. Blair, M.T. Bodie, C.S. Ciccotello, D.C. Clarke,
L.A. Cunningham, A. Darbellay, S.M. Davidoff, L.M. Fairfax, F.
Ferri, J.E. Fisch, T. Frankel, R.J. Gilson, S.J. Griffith, C.A.
Hill, R. Kraakman, D.C. Langevoort, I.B. Lee, B.H. McDonnell, R.W.
Painter, F. Partnoy, D.G. Smith, R.S. Thomas, R.B. Thompson, D.I.
Walker, C.K. Whitehead
Taking financial risks is an essential part of what banks do, but
there's no clear sense of what constitutes responsible risk. Taking
legal risks seems to have become part of what banks do as well.
Since the financial crisis, Congress has passed copious amounts of
legislation aimed at curbing banks' risky behavior. Lawsuits
against large banks have cost them billions. Yet bad behavior
continues to plague the industry. Why isn't there more change? In
Better Bankers, Better Banks, Claire A. Hill and Richard W. Painter
look back at the history of banking and show how the current
culture of bad behavior-dramatized by the corrupt, cocaine-snorting
bankers of The Wolf of Wall Street-came to be. In the early 1980s,
banks went from partnerships whose partners had personal liability
to corporations whose managers had no such liability and could take
risks with other people's money. A major reason bankers remain
resistant to change, Hill and Painter argue, is that while banks
have been faced with large fines, penalties, and legal fees-which
have exceeded one hundred billion dollars since the onset of the
crisis-the banks (which really means the banks'shareholders) have
paid them, not the bankers themselves. The problem also extends
well beyond the pursuit of profit to the issue of how success is
defined within the banking industry, where highly paid bankers
clamor for status and clients may regard as inevitable bankers who
prioritize their own self-interest. While many solutions have been
proposed, Hill and Painter show that a successful transformation of
banker behavior must begin with the bankers themselves. Bankers
must be personally liable from their own assets for some portion of
the bank's losses from excessive risk-taking and illegal behavior.
This would instill a culture that discourages such behavior and in
turn influence the sorts of behavior society celebrates or
condemns. Despite many sensible proposals seeking to reign in
excessive risk-taking, the continuing trajectory of scandals
suggests that we're far from ready to avert the next crisis. Better
Bankers, Better Banks is a refreshing call for bankers to return to
the idea that theirs is a noble profession.
The Neglected Role of Justification under Uncertainty in Corporate
Governance and Finance does three novel things. First, it
demonstrates that the need to justify is pervasive and identifies a
type of agency cost - "justification costs" - resulting from
decisions motivated by justification. Second, it considers the
relationship between these sorts of agency costs and more
traditional agency costs, such as those involving self-dealing or
empire building. Third, and most importantly, it introduces a role
for uncertainty. Under conditions of low(er) uncertainty, more
accountability does not necessarily increase justification costs,
which are apt to be low in any event, and does reduce traditional
agency costs. But under conditions of uncertainty, accountability
increases justification costs, potentially in an amount greater
than any reduction in traditional agency costs; under some
circumstances, reducing accountability, thereby granting managers
more leeway, may be preferable. The authors propose a mechanism by
which managers and stockholders can agree on granting managers some
leeway for a specified period of time, in the form of
"Control-Enhancing-Mechanisms" (CEMs). They consider how the
existence of justification costs might apply in some private and
public financial contexts, and suggest some solutions in those
contexts as well.
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