Law and Business of Corporate Transactions

(3 Credits)

This class will focus on the legal and financial aspects of M and A both hostile and friendly transactions involving strategic and financial players and distressed restructuring. It is intended to integrate diverse aspects of the academic training of law and business students in a transactionally focused practically oriented class.The course will consist of lectures by the co-instructors presentations by guest speakers and team presentations by the students. The lectures will provide a foundation with respect to the legal and financial aspects of M and A and bankruptcy. The guest presentations will focus on the role played by bankers lawyers and other professionals in the M and A and restructuring process. The student presentations which will be done by teams consisting of a mix of law and business students will analyze current M and A and restructuring transactions using the tools and techniques discussed earlier in the course. Each student will also be required to write a 12-15 page term paper on a topic approved by the Instructors.Evaluation will be based upon the team presentations and each student term paper class participation and other overall contribution to the class.