The 3rd edition of this book is an unrivalled, practical guide to the law and practice relating to joint ventures and shareholders agreements. Extensively revised and brought right up-to-date, the new edition takes account of changes in the Companies Act 2006, along with numerous tax changes and overseas legal developments. ...

Focuses on the REAL WORLD, not just theory. The 99 case studies span every industry and dozens of countries and show how deals are done rather than just the theory behind them. All cases fully updated for this edition. Cases all involve transactions that have occurred or been announced within the past 3-5 years. All cases have questions and problems and solutions for the instructors on protected website.Dozens of excel-based models of valuation, cash flows and other key financial aspects of M&A decisionmaking are provided on the Student Resources CDROM....

This easy-to-read, detailed guide is designed for all customary structures of acquisition transactions (i.e. a merger, asset sale, stock sale, and share exchanges) and covers the purchase of both publicly and privately held businesses. However, the book addresses a greater emphasis on private deals.

Acquisition Finance examines in detail the commercial and structural framework and the nature of acquisition finance and buy-outs generally.
A comprehensive and authoritative overview of the private equity and acquisition finance industries in their entirety: offering practical guidance on the commercial and structural framework of acquisition finance from traditional management buy-out transactions to more complex multi-layered acquisition financings, and public bid-financings.

International Business Acquisitions has proven its great value over the ten years since the first edition as a clear guide to the major legal issues and to the allimportant process of informed due diligence in each jurisdiction. The Third Edition retains the book's invaluable country-by-country presentation, with each country contribution in a common format to make comparison as straightforward as possible. And as in previous editions, the subject of due diligence is treated in a separate chapter, with individual country annotations.

German Public Takeover Law, Second Edition, will greatly assist strategic and financial investors, their investment bankers, lawyers and other advisors in international and cross-border business to better understand what their German lawyers are advising them, as it facilitates communication between different legal cultures. The book is also an excellent guide to the current and future characteristics of the law governing German equity markets.

Seung Chong gives a full account of practical issues arising in mergers and acquisitions in China as well as providing substantive commentary on relevant legal principles. He draws together overarching issues such as transaction structure and process, merger control and government approvals while giving references to international practice throughout, resulting in a practice-oriented and extremely accessible text.