Postgraduate Module Descriptor


LAWM100: Mergers and Acquisitions

This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

While the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is anticipated that the following topics will be covered:

 

• Introduction to topic

• Economic impacts of mergers and acquisitions

• Forms of business combination

• Institutional background

• Regulating the takeover process

• Hostile Takeovers and the Non-frustration Rule

• Schemes of arrangements and mergers

• Valuation of assets

• EU competition law issues

• UK competition law issues

• Appraisal and conclusions

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching ActivitiesGuided independent studyPlacement / study abroad
332670

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

CategoryHours of study timeDescription
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities33Eleven seminars of three hours duration led by lecturer. Students will need to prepare for each seminar and will be expected to contribute to class discussions
Guided independent study177Reading and preparation for seminars. This will include reading asterisked materials in the reading guide as well as from the further materials listed. There is the potential for students to be required to take part in in-class presentations, which would entail researching a topic and writing a short paper.
Guided independent study90Reading, research and preparation for essays. Students would be expected to spend about 20 hours on the formative essay and about 70 hours on the summative essay.

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk.

 

Takeover Panel: http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/

UK Listing Authority: http://www.fca.org.uk/firms/markets/ukla

Financial Conduct Authority:  http://www.fca.org.uk/

Competition Commission:  http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/

EC, DG Competition:  http://ec.europa.eu/competition/index_en.html

Robert Goddard:  http://www.corporatelawandgovernance.blogspot.com