The Law of Corporations and Other Business Organizations

Chapter 12 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Changes to the Corporate Structure

Introduction

The goal of this chapter is for students to become familiar with the following terms and topics concerning corporate mergers and acquisitions:

• Statutory merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, and stock acquisition
• Procedures for conducting statutory mergers and share exchanges
• Procedures for asset and stock acquisitions
• Requirements and procedures for amending the articles of incorporation
• Entity conversions
• The role of corporate paralegals assisting with corporate mergers and acquisitions
• Resources available to corporate paralegals who may be assisting with mergers and acquisitions

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