An Education in M&A: A Great Compilation by a Retired Practitioner

 "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to arbitrage and you feed him forever" - Wall Street Proverb

WSJ M&A 101: A Guide to Merger Agreements
WSJ M&A 101: Guide to Mergers, Part 2: Deal Protections
Lessons from J. Crew: How to Protect Investors in Management Buyouts
WSJ M&A 101: Reverse Termination Fees and Social Issues
WSJ M&A 101: The Origins of the Takeover Wars
M&A 101: What Really Happens in Corporate Boardrooms
Marty Lipton: Why I invented the Poison Pill
Dealpolitik: The Unseen Perils of the Poison Pill


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