3320 Joint Venture and Strategic Alliance Alternatives to Mergers & Acquisitions

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Joint ventures and strategic alliances can be attractive alternatives to mergers and acquisitions, and can even help defend against takeovers. Join leading M&A practitioners, a corporate expert, and a Delaware judge as they discuss the pros and cons of these business arrangements and the considerations in deciding how to structure them. Further discussion focuses on governance, liquidity, deadlock resolution, allocation of corporate opportunities, and noncompete provisions.
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Joint Venture and Strategic Alliance Alternatives to Mergers and Acquisitions
    I. Overview
    II. Pros and Cons
        A. Why Create a Joint Venture?
        B. Risks of a Joint Venture
    III. Entity Structures
        A. Limited Liability Companies
        B. Corporations and Limited Partnerships
    IV. Governance and Fiduciary Duties
        A. Types of Governance
        B. Sensitive Situations
        C. Modification of Fiduciary Duties
        D. Decision-Making
    V. Deadlocks
        A. Types of Deadlocks
        B. Deadlock Solutions (1)
        C. Deadlock Solutions (2)
    VI. Corporate or Partnership Opportunities
        A. Principles and Provisions
        B. Acquisitions
    VII. Intellectual Property Issues
    VIII. Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions
        A. Effects on Affiliates
        B. Affiliate Provisions
        C. Joint Venture as Takeover Defense
    AfterWordsSM
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Language English
Course Length 1.00 hours
Duration of Access for 3 months from day of enrollment
Continuing Education Credits 1
Instructor Lynne O. Brickner, Daniel Clivner, W.M. Kelly, William A. Klein, Stephen P. Lamb
Vendor Cognistar (Read more about Cognistar accreditation.)
Course Certification CLE credit available, see details for each course for states where available
Prerequisites/Audience intended for attorneys and law students
Requirements/Materials Included computer with Internet access
Price: $ 119.00 (USD)
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