Mergers and Takeovers in the US and UK

• A convenient, single-volume reference work providing detailed one-step coverage of law and practice in both the US and the UK
• Clear structure for ease of reference: six detailed chapters focusing exclusively upon US federal and state law M&A regulation; four focusing upon UK M&A with special focus on the City Code; and a final chapter on Cross-border Transactions
• Includes coverage of the principal acquisition techniques and defensive measures in the US and the UK, to ensure that practitioners have the best strategic approach to each deal
• Written by a practitioner with significant M&A experience gained in both New York and London with one of the world's leading international corporate law firms
• Relevant to every large law firm or in-house lawyer with clients active in the US or UK

Readership: Practitioners and academics specializing in company law, corporate finance and the law of takeovers and mergers in either the US or UK; reference libraries in the UK and worldwide.

Stephen Kenyon-Slade, PhD (Cantab), Director, Marint Limited, Monaco; formerly with Sherman & Sterling in New York and London; prior to that Fellow and Lecturer in Law at Selwyn College, Cambridge

A. Takeovers in the US - Law and Practice
1: Merger and Tender Offer Structures in the US
2: The US Federal Regulatory Structure
3: US State Anti-Takeover Statutes
4: Fiduciary Duties in US Corporate Takeovers: The Business Judgment Rule, The Unocal Test, and the Revlon Auction Duty
5: Defensive Measures Against Corporate Takeovers
6: Proxy Contests and Written Consent Solicitations in the US
B. Takeovers in the UK - Law and Practice
7: The Framework of UK Takeover Regulation
8: Stakebuilding Below the 30% 'Control' Threshold; the 'SARs' and Partial Offers; Statutory Schemes of Arrangement and Compulsory Acquisitions of Minority Shares
9: The Regulation of Takeovers under the City Code
10: Defensive Measures in UK Takeovers
C. Cross-border Transactions
11: Cross-border Mergers and Takeovers in the UK and the US
Appendix: Key Legislation, documents and guidelines and where to find them