Law of Corporate Finance & Financial Markets

MIT 15.617 · Dr. John Akula

The legal framework of corporate finance: securities regulation, M&A deal structures, VC/PE legal terms, bankruptcy, antitrust, and the regulation of financial markets.

8 Modules

Self-Paced

Certificate

Graduate Level

What You'll Learn

Securities regulation: SEC registration, Rule 144A, and private placements
M&A legal structures: stock deals, asset deals, mergers, and hostile takeovers
Fiduciary duties: duty of care, duty of loyalty, and the business judgment rule
Shareholder rights, proxy fights, and shareholder activism
Venture capital and private equity legal documentation
Leveraged buyout (LBO) legal structures and financing documents
Bankruptcy and reorganization: Chapter 7 vs. Chapter 11
Antitrust law: Hart-Scott-Rodino and merger review process
Derivatives regulation: Dodd-Frank and CFTC oversight
Insider trading law: Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5

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Academic Attribution

Adapted from MIT OCW 15.617 The Law of Corporate Finance and Financial Markets (Spring 2004). Instructor: Dr. John Akula. MIT Sloan School of Management.

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