This course introduces students to deal structures of corporate mergers, important actors and their roles in the deals, defensive measures toward hostile takeovers, duties of the board and rights of shareholders of the target companies under state laws, federal regulations such as the Williams Act, the proxy rules and stock registration, and key provisions of a merger agreement. Home to more than 53,600 students, 12,000 faculty and staff, and over 360,000 living alumni, UC, a Carnegie 1 institution, combines research prowess with a physical setting The New York Times has called "the most ambitious campus design program in the country."