Acquisitions, Mergers, and Defences in the USA

This book is designed to be a clear and authoritative guide to the legal and strategic issues involved in acquiring an American company.

For US and overseas companies, making a successful acquisition in the USA can be an expensive and challenging undertaking. This book explains the mixture of federal and state statutes and regulations and court room decisions which effect M & As, explains the jargon and terminology and discusses some of the ingenious strategies used in hostile takeovers.

It also includes other M & A contracts to illustrate points and terms used and lists all the relevant Acts in an appendix. Written by two leading US lawyers in the field, the book is based on extensive and varied practical experience of conducting mergers and acquisitions on behalf of clients.

This book is an up-to-date reference source for all those involved in or contemplating such a deal.