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Developments in Mergers & Acquisitions

Recorded on: Mar. 15, 2012
Running Time: 00:58:53

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Taken from the Web Program Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe (Eleventh Annual): Cross-Border Deal-Making in an Uncertain Environment recorded March, 2012 in London.

Lecture Topics  [00:58:53]

Developments in Mergers & Acquisitions  [00:58:53]
  • Large scale, cross-border M&A - new deal techniques
  • Changing the rules of the game - new regulations and impact on M&A structures
  • Strategic stakes, missteps and forced bids - traps for the unwary
  • Disclosure obligations and derivatives - current concerns
  • Private equity and hedge funds - what are they up to now?
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