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Drafting and Negotiating Mergers

Online Class material is 100% online, accessible by all standard web browsers. Use your desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone--your progress will by synced across all devices.
On-Demand The class is fully asynchronous. Do the work at your own pace, turn in your assignment when you're ready, and get instant feedback via model answers and video review sessions.
Interactive Learn with dynamic, interactive modules that keep you engaged in active learning using a variety of learning modes.
Experiential Includes practical assessments throughout the class, plus a capstone assignment where you apply your skills in the context of a real-world matter.

Class Content

Overview

This class exposes participants to the specific considerations involved in structuring a merger transaction, while also synthesizing the concepts discussed in all four of the other classes in this series, in culmination of the series. Participants will revisit some of the key drafting considerations discussed in the context of an asset or stock purchase and examine how these might differ in a merger context, allowing participants to gain a deeper understanding of these concepts and how to apply them in practice. This class will also introduce participants to the particular nuances involved in a merger, including regulatory and statutory aspects, as well as corporate governance and tax issues. The instructor will illustrate these various concepts by examining actual statutory language and merger agreement provisions, highlighting differences with asset and purchases where significant. Participants will practice drafting and negotiating various provisions clearly and precisely, taking into account buyer and seller concerns.

Negotiate and draft a merger agreement like a veteran. You'll learn the regulatory and statutory considerations that affect the deal structure, as well as the key provisions involved. Then you'll practice what you learned by revising a merger agreement based on real-world client concerns and the business/regulatory context. 

Level: Basic-Intermediate

This class is suitable for attorneys at any level who have a general interest in M&A with some exposure to basic corporate transactions. A general understanding of contract basics and/or prior completion of AltaClaro’s Essentials of Contract Drafting is helpful but not required.

**It is recommended that participants complete AltaClaro’s Overview of M&A Transactions and Drafting & Negotiating Asset Purchase Agreements (or otherwise have some basic exposure to M&A transactions as a junior attorney) prior to taking this course.

Objectives

Upon completion of this Master Class, participants are able to:

  • Identify and explain to a client the relevant statutory requirements for consummation of a merger
  • Apply diverse legal and regulatory considerations in determining the appropriate structure
  • Draft and negotiate basic terms in a Merger Agreement

Simulation Exercise

Participants will be provided with a merger agreement and tasked with revising it based on precedent to reflect a client’s specific concerns, and counseling the client as to regulatory and other actions that need to be taken.

CLE Credit

2 CLE Credits is available for each course.

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Step 1: Learn

Learn at your own pace, absorbing lessons in short, easily digested segments led by experienced practitioners.

Step 2: Do

Apply what you've learned to solve real-world client scenarios, using transaction documents derived from actual deals.

Step 3: Review

Deepen your learning in virtual review sessions with an experienced practitioner. Review model answers and ask questions.

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Success Stories

"I think this is a gamechanger for training. Associates can benefit from the guidance of real practitioners and learn in a low stakes environment."
Anjie Vichayanonda Associate, Haynes & Boone LLP
"As an experienced practitioner who has worked in both AmLaw 100 and public company, in-house environments, the training AltaClaro provided helped supplement my knowledge of corporate law."
Ryan Nayar Legal Counsel, Centrica

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