Includes index.

The primary types of corporate acquisitions -- The acquisition process and its basic legal documents -- Litigation on acquisition contracts -- Shareholder voting and appraisal rights -- Successorchip issues : assignments of contract rights and successor liability -- Federal law on acquisitions of or by publicly-traded corporations -- Accounting issues in mergers and acquisitions -- Federal income tax treatment of mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations -- The board of director's duty in arm's length transactions : the duty of care -- The legal duties of controlling shareholders in acquisitions -- The board of director's duty in transactions with related parties : the duty of loyalty -- The target board of directors to block takeovers -- The fiduciary duty of financial consultants in acquisitions : investment bankers -- Antitrust legislation on acquisitions -- Acquisitions of United States corporations by foreign companies.

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