The Law and Economics of Mergers and Acquisitions
offered by LSE

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The Law and Economics of Mergers and Acquisitions
at
LSE
Overview

Gain a holistic overview of the key concepts, drivers, and frameworks of corporate transactions

Duration	6 weeks
Total fee	₹2.34 Lakh
Mode of learning	Online
Course Level	UG Certificate

The Law and Economics of Mergers and Acquisitions
at
LSE
Highlights

Earn a certificate of completion from The London School of Economics and Political Science

The Law and Economics of Mergers and Acquisitions
at
LSE
Course details

Who should do this course?

For Legal professionals who wish to gain a deeper understanding of the law and economics of corporate transactions
For Professionals who wish to move into the M&A space

What are the course deliverables?

Understand the key types of corporate transactions, their structures, shared features, and the problems that typically arise within different deals
Develop an interdisciplinary toolkit to analyse corporate transactions, navigate obstacles, contracts, and regulatory requirements
Discover a range of legal strategies and techniques available to achieve client and stakeholder goals

More about this course

You'll learn to understand the structures and navigate the issues of corporate transactions
You'll examine the various types of deals, including private M&A, hostile takeovers and their defences against hostile takeovers, private equity transactions, as well as hedge fund activism
The course draws on financial and economic theory and real-world case studies to offer a practical and holistic overview of the key drivers and frameworks of transactions, highlighting the jurisdictional discrepancies across the UK, US, and EU member states

The Law and Economics of Mergers and Acquisitions
at
LSE
Curriculum

Module 1

The law and economics of corporate transactions

Module 2

Hedge fund activist attacks

Module 3

Private M&A transaction structures and contracts

Module 4

Private equity acquisitions

Module 5

Making a public offer

Module 6

Defences in hostile takeovers

The Law and Economics of Mergers and Acquisitions
at
LSE
Faculty details

Professor David Kershaw, Professor of Law

David is admitted to the New York Bar Association and prior to his academic career, he qualified as a solicitor at Herbert Smith, London. He practised corporate law in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group of Shearman & Sterling in New York and London.

Edmund Schuster, Associate Professor of Law

Edmund’s research focuses on corporate law, law and finance, takeover regulation, as well as the economic analysis of law, and he has prepared studies for the European Commission on the reform of corporate governance and private international law. In 2014, Edmund was awarded the Modern Law Review Wedderburn Prize for his article on the law and economics of the mandatory bid rule.