Gods at War

Preface.
Prologue.
Chapter 1 The Modern Deal.
The Import of Personality.
The Evolution of the Takeover.
The Takeover Revolution.
Chapter 2 KKR, SunGard, and the Private EquityPhenomenon.
KKR and the Origins of Private Equity.
SunGard and the Transformation of Private Equity.
Private Equity in the Sixth Wave.
Chapter 3 Accredited Home Lenders and the Attack of theMAC.
The Fall of Accredited Home Lenders.
Material Adverse Change Clauses.
The MAC Wars of Fall 2007.
The MAC Clause in Flux.
The Future of the MAC.
Chapter 4 United Rentals, Cerberus, and the Private EquityImplosion.
The Cerberus-United Rentals Dispute.
The Implosion of Private Equity.
Fault and the Failure of Private Equity.
The Future of Private Equity.
Chapter 5 Dubai Ports, Merrill Lynch, and the SovereignWealth Fund Problem.
The Financial Wave of Sovereign Fund Investment.
The Sovereign Wealth Fund Problem.
CFIUS and Foreign Investment.
Chapter 6 Bear Stearns and the Moral HazardPrinciple.
Saving Bear Stearns.
JPMorgan's Dilemma.
The Fight for Bear Stearns.
Lessons from Bear's Fall.
Chapter 7 Jana Partners, Children's Investment Fund, andHedge Fund Activist Investing.
A Brief Overview of the "Agency Problem".
The Rise of Hedge Fund Activism.
The 2008 Proxy Season.
The Future of Hedge Fund Activism.
Chapter 8 Microsoft, InBev, and the Return of the HostileTakeover.
Microsoft-Yahoo!
InBev-Anheuser-Busch.
The Elements of a Successful Hostile Takeover.
Delaware and Hostile Takeovers.
The Future of Hostile Takeovers.
Chapter 9 Mars, Pfi zer, and the Changing Face of StrategicDeals.
The Changing Structure of Strategic Transactions.
The Phenomenon of the Distressed Deal.
Do Takeovers Pay?
Delaware Law and Strategic Transactions.
The Future of Strategic Transactions.
Chapter 10 AIG, Citigroup, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman,and Government by Deal.
The Nationalization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
The Week the Investment Bank Died.
TARP, Citigroup, Bank of America, and Beyond?
Assessing Government by Deal.
Chapter 11 Restructuring Takeovers.
Federal Takeover Law.
Delaware Takeover Law.
Deal-Making.
Chapter 12 Deal-Making Beyond a Crisis Age.
Notes.
About the Author.
Acknowledgments.
Index.