Module LAWM100 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
LAWM100: Mergers and Acquisitions
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Aims
The aim of the module is to provide you with a comprehensive introduction to mergers and acquisitions (M&A), so that you gain an in-depth knowledge of the reasons for which acquisitions occur, the risks, the structuring of transactions and the regulation thereof. Points will be illustrated using recent mergers and acquisitions (M & A) deals and should develop a critical understanding of the kinds of issue that are frequently encountered by lawyers in commercial practice.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate detailed and systematic knowledge of the appropriate ways of structuring a takeover or merger; 2. demonstrate detailed and systematic knowledge of the legal regulatory framework applicable to M&A transactions; 3. advise accurately and comprehensively on the important risks of M&A activity from political and corporate perspectives; |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. select and apply statutory materials, case law and critical legal literature in examining M & A transactions effectively and autonomously; 5. analyse effectively and comprehensively, through structured and discursive writing, key issues in M & A transactions and subject these to critical evaluation; |
Personal and Key Skills | 6. communicate key legal concepts to professional and business audiences effectively, confidently and autonomously; and 7. research and synthesize legal requirements applicable in the business sphere independently and efficiently. |
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 impact of mergers and acquisitions
• Forms of business combination
• Schemes of arrangements and mergers
• Institutional background
• Regulating the takeover process
• Hostile Takeovers and the Non-Frustration Rule
• Deal Risks
• EU and 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 Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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33 | 267 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 33 | 11 x 3 hour seminars led by the lecturer. Students will need to prepare for each seminar and will be expected to contribute to class discussions |
Guided independent study | 177 | Reading and preparation for seminars. |
Guided independent study | 90 | Reading, research and preparation for essays. Students would be expected to spend about 20 hours on the formative essay and about 55 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