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The Law of Mergers and Acquisitions
Art: Gaston, John, (John Gaston merchant ledger) - DPLA -…, 1773 · Public domain
- Instructor
- Dr. John Akula
- Term
- Spring 2003
- Level
- Graduate
- What's inside
- 1 lecture note · 1 reading · 20 other files · 4 web pages
- Materials open
- MIT OCW
About this course
Source: MIT OpenCourseWare 15.649 The Law of Mergers and Acquisitions, Spring 2003, Dr. John Akula — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: none is claimed; materials are grouped by MIT's own sections. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.
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Before you start
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How this course was organized
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Assignments
7 files
- Pennzoil V. Texaco (class1pennzoiltimeline.pdf) Download
- Agreement Structure (class4tmahoneytermsheetslides.pdf) Download
- Going Private and Other Change of Control Transactions (class6leclaireslides.pdf) Download
- Public Company Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Governance (class12cablematarese.pdf) Download
- Final Exercise from Spring 2002 Download
- First Take-Home Exercise Download
- Second Take-Home Exercise Download
Study Materials
- Class 1: Texaco v. Pennzoil Excerpts Download
- Class 6: Mills Acquisition Co. v. Macmillan, Inc. Download
- Class 9: FCC Commissioner Powell on the Approval of AOL/Time Warner Merger Download
- Class 9: FTC Approves AOL/Time Warner Merger Download
- Class 9: Department of Justice Press Release: Gemstar-TV Guide Settlement Download
- Class 13: Administrative Proceeding in the Matter of John Gutfreund Download
Lecture Notes
7 files
- Tax Considerations in Deal Structures Download
- Putting the Deal Together Download
- Employment Law: The Perspectives of Key Employees and of the Corporation as an Employer Download
- Intellectual Property as an Asset; Selling and Buying the Hi-tech Start-up Download
- The Legal Liability of Managers and Board Members Download
- Antitrust Concerns and Regulatory Clearance Download
- The Distressed Company Download
MIT OpenCourseWare, Dr. John Akula, 15.649 The Law of Mergers and Acquisitions, Spring 2003.
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