Written by the experts at Debevoise & Plimpton, this book will help you swiftly master the nomenclature, tempo of deal making and techniques for closing in all types of business combinations. Takeovers: A Strategic Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions, Second Edition gives you a practical understanding of the critical procedures, issues and laws both bidder and target corporations must consider, including:How tender offers are regulated in the United StatesTender offer tacticsProxy contestsThe Hart-Scott-Rodino ActRules relating to the financing of tender offersStrategic litigationFederal regulation of a target's responses to a takeoverState takeover legislationDeal protectionsPoison pillsAnd more!Also included in the Second Edition are such topics as:Recent Trends in mergers and acquisitionsChanges in the regulation of cross-border M&AThe impact of the rule 14d-10 on tender offersHow the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has affected M&ASelective Disclosure and tipping issuesStockholder proposals relating to poison pillsStockholder access rules to director nominationsChanges in judicial review of director decisionsOmnicare and other major developments relating to deal protectionPure resources and other key going private casesAnd changes in state takeover laws