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The Law of Corporate Finance and Financial Markets

Subjects: Economics · Finance · Management

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Instructor: Dr. John Akula
Term: Spring 2004
Level: Graduate
What's inside: 1 lecture note · 1 reading · 24 other files · 3 web pages
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Lecture 1: Introduction The Law of Duties

Lecture 2: The Law of Duties (cont.)

Lecture 3: The Hard Edge of Regulation

Lecture 4: Contracts

Lecture 5: Contracts (cont.)

Lecture 6: Module I Wrap-up

Lecture 7: Key Players, Stages and Deal Structures Guest: Terry Mahoney, Partner, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & McRae

Lecture 8: Tax Considerations in Structuring a Deal Guest: Martin Allen, Partner, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart

Lecture 9: The Basic Terms of a Purchase Agreement Guest: Terry Mahoney, Partner, Leboeuf Lamb Greene & McRae

Lecture 10: Buying a Publicly-held Company I Guests: Stu Cable and Jim Matarese, Partners, Goodwin Procter

Lecture 11: Buying a Publicly-held Company II Guests: Stu Cable and Jim Matarese, Partners, Goodwin Procter

Lecture 12: International M&A and Joint Ventures Guest: David Walek, Ropes & Gray

Lecture 13: Forms of Doing Business - An Introduction

Lecture 14: The Publicly-held Corporation I - Insider Trading and Disclosure Guest: Jocelyn Arel, Partner, Testa Hurwitz & Thibeault

Lecture 15: The Publicly-held Corporation II - Governance and Accountability Guest: Lisa Wood, Partner, Foley Hoag

Lecture 16: Venture Capital Guest: Edward Freedman, Corporate Counsel, Flagship Ventures

Lecture 17: Other Private Equity Guest: John LeClaire and David Watson, Partners, Goodwin Procter

Lecture 18: Public Offerings and Investment Banking Guest: James Hackett, Partner, Choate Hall & Stewart

Lecture 19: Commercial Lending and Securitization Guest: Matthew Furlong, Partner, Bingham McCutchen

Lecture 20: Building a Hedge Fund Portfolio Guest: Tim Diggins, Partner, Ropes & Gray

Lecture 21: Antitrust

Lecture 22: Bankruptcy and Reorganization I Guest: John Whitlock, Partner, Palmer & Dodge

Lecture 23: Bankruptcy and Reorganization II Guest: John Whitlock, Partner, Palmer & Dodge

Lecture 24: Wrap-up