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      The Role of Directors in M&A Transactions: A Governance Handbook for Directors, Management and Advisors

      Edited by Diane H Frankle, Michael J Halloran, Lawrence A Hamermesh, and Patricia O Vella

      The Role of Directors in M&A Transactions: A Governance Handbook for Directors, Management and Advisors

      The Role of Directors in M&A Transactions: A Governance Handbook for Directors, Management and Advisors

      Edited by Diane H Frankle, Michael J Halloran, Lawrence A Hamermesh, and Patricia O Vella

      A project by the ABA Business Law Section Joint Task Force on Governance Issues Arising in Business Combination Transactions and the Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Governance Committees, this Handbook gives directors, management, and legal and financial advisors a framework for providing effective oversight of M&A deals. Additionally, it is a valuable roadmap for establishing good board process for M&A transactions, and outlines the courts’ expectations of both the target and the buyer board at key points in the M&A process.

      Diane Holt Frankle, Michael J. Halloran, Lawrence A. Hamermesh, and Patricia O. Vella, Editors

      The Role of Directors in M&A Transactions: A Governance Handbook for Directors, Management and Advisors

      Edited by Diane H Frankle, Michael J Halloran, Lawrence A Hamermesh, and Patricia O Vella

      The Role of Directors in M&A Transactions: A Governance Handbook for Directors, Management and Advisors

      The Role of Directors in M&A Transactions: A Governance Handbook for Directors, Management and Advisors

      Edited by Diane H Frankle, Michael J Halloran, Lawrence A Hamermesh, and Patricia O Vella

      A project by the ABA Business Law Section Joint Task Force on Governance Issues Arising in Business Combination Transactions and the Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Governance Committees, this Handbook gives directors, management, and legal and financial advisors a framework for providing effective oversight of M&A deals. Additionally, it is a valuable roadmap for establishing good board process for M&A transactions, and outlines the courts’ expectations of both the target and the buyer board at key points in the M&A process.

      Diane Holt Frankle, Michael J. Halloran, Lawrence A. Hamermesh, and Patricia O. Vella, Editors

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      The board of directors must provide oversight at every key step of the M&A process. By exploring the important aspects of a good board process and describing the practical implementation of the directors’ legal duties at various points during the process, The Role of Directors in M&A Transactions will provide invaluable guidance to boards and management, and the lawyers and bankers advising them, as they plan for and oversee M&A transactions.

      Written by veteran M&A practitioners with experience in dealing with the myriad governance issues that develop in M&A transactions, this indispensable guide discusses:

      • Key governance issues in M&A and the board’s central role in the M&A process
      • Identifying and managing conflicts
      • Exploring strategic alternatives, including preparing for a potential transaction and dealing with the pressure to sell
      • Board process in engaging deal counsel and financial advisors, and key components of the sales process
      • Negotiation of confidentiality and standstill agreements
      • When and how to form a special committee
      • The board’s continuing role after signing and before closing
      • And much more

      Product Details

      Editors

      Diane H Frankle, Michael J Halloran, Lawrence A Hamermesh, Patricia O Vella

      Sponsors

      Business Law Section

      Publishers

      ABA Publishing

      Co-sponsors

      Corporate Governance, Mergers and Acquisitions

      ISBN

      9781641054164

      Product Code

      5070768EBK

      Publication Date

      4/26/2019 12:00:00 AM

      Editors

      Diane H Frankle, Michael J Halloran, Lawrence A Hamermesh, Patricia O Vella

      Sponsors

      Business Law Section

      Co-sponsors

      Corporate Governance, Mergers and Acquisitions

      ISBN

      9781641054157

      Page Count

      384

      Product Code

      5070768

      Trim Size

      6x9

      Publication Date

      4/26/2019 12:00:00 AM

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