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In Chapter 2, I described a number of legal issues that impact mergers and acquisitions, including rights and responsibilities of successors, creditors, shareholders, boards, controlling parties and employees. In this chapter, I focus on specific sectors, including securities, anti-takeover, antitrust and industries rules.
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Eric S. Rosengren, “State Restrictions on Hostile Takeovers,” Publius: The Journal of Federalism 18 (Summer 1988): 67.
Roberta Romano, “The Genius of American Corporate Law,” The American Journal of Comparative Law 42 (Summer 1994): 655–70.
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Brown, R.L. (2007). Legal: Part 2. In: The Concise Guide to Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230608948_3
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