This new Mergers and Acquisitions casebook book, written by Robert B. Thompson, a leading scholar and teacher in the field, equips students with the legal rules and economic and financial principles they will need to help clients make keen strategic choices during an acquisition. Mergers and Acquisitions: Law and Finance offers up-to-date and rich, yet succinct, coverage with the perfect mix of theory and practice. Among the features of this casebook that you will find compelling: A finely honed focus on how lawyers create value in a transactional setting , which prepares students for practice by teaching them not only the legal rules but also the economic and financial principles that shape the strategy of lawyers and the clients they advise Rich but accessible coverage of valuation , demonstrating for students the core principles that underlie how courts and finance experts value companies Coverage of insider trading put within a broader discussion of the economic value of information Discussion of the poison pill in terms of how a poison pill can achieve the solution to a specific legal problem in a creative and unusual way The Deal , a note after each case that clearly outlines who the parties were and what they were trying to accomplish, deepening students’ understanding