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Postgraduate Module Descriptor
LAWM100: Mergers and Acquisitions
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 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 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. |