Corporate Governance and the Regulation of Mergers and Acquisitions
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Excerpt
The first part of the chapter addresses provisions in state and federal securities laws that regulate corporate governance. This includes restrictions on boards of directors and executive managers. The second part addresses requirements in state and federal securities laws governing mergers and acquisitions of corporations. It focuses on a discussion of the Williams Act, which is the federal law (along with applicable SEC regulations) that regulates corporate takeovers through tender offers.
ISBN
9781782540069
Publication Date
2014
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
City
Massachusetts, US; Cheltenham, UK
Keywords
Corporate Governance, Regulation of Mergers, Acquisitions, state and federal securities laws
Disciplines
Banking and Finance Law | Law
Recommended Citation
Jerry W. Markham and Rigers Gjyshi, Corporate Governance and the Regulation of Mergers and Acquisitions, in RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON SECURITIES REGULATION IN THE UNITED STATES 244, 281 (Jerry W. Markham and Rigers Gjyshi eds., Edward Elgar Publishing 2014).
