Corporate Transactions (LAWS90335)

This subject focuses on the law and practice of complex corporate transactions, including debt and equity financings, amalgamations, acquisitions, divestitures, schemes of arrangement, and corporate restructurings. Special emphasis will be placed on the analytical, drafting, and negotiation skills central to serving as a transactional attorney.  

The jurisdictional focus will be Australia, Canada, and the United States, as well as other common-law jurisdictions.  

Notwithstanding this subject’s practical orientation, discussion and materials will also address legal, economic, and even political theories that can help us understand how corporate transactions are structured and executed. 

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

• Recognise and apply basic economic concepts;
• Analyse corporate finance transactions;
• Identify, examine, and interpret the key terms of corporate transactional documents;
• Negotiate corporate transactional provisions;
• Draft acquisition agreements and related documents

Generic skills

• Economic analysis;
• Issue identification;
• Legal negotiation;
• Legal drafting;
• Problem solving / execution skills.