LC3S329 - Mergers and Acquisitions in Practice 01 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: LC3S329
Module Title: Mergers and Acquisitions in Practice
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Law
Faculty Sub Group: Law
Module Leader: Benjamin Jones
Module Team: Holly Evans
First Intended Intake: SEP 2022 Final Year of Intake: 2027
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 6
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes:
HECOS Code Weighting:

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Sep 2022
Valid To 31 Aug 2028

Module Aims

The module will provide a basis for study for student to:
1. develop knowledge and understanding of the fundamental principles of Mergers and Acquisitions in Practice in England and Wales
2. apply the principles to case-based scenarios

Content Summary

The module comprises 9 elements:
• What to acquire: the assets, the business or the company?
• Due diligence: investigating the target
• Business acquisitions: drafting the agreement
• Business acquisitions: completion
• Warranties
• Corporate takeovers: drafting the agreement
• Corporate takeovers: completion
• Taxation
• Public limited companies and merger control

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Seminar 40
Independent Study 93
Directed Study 67
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Evidence an in-depth knowledge and understanding of Mergers and Acquisitions in Practice in England and Wales
LO2 Apply knowledge and understanding to problem situations involving different degrees of complexity in order to provide reasoned and evidenced conclusions

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Synchronous Online Assessment Time-constrained assessment (Online) 1 Time-constrained assessment: Testing knowledge, understanding and application in the area of Mergers and Acquisitions in Practice 120 N/A 50 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Practical Coursework 1 (Asynch) A written exercise(s) testing knowledge, understanding and application in the area of Mergers and Acquisitions in Practice 0 N/A 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Time-constrained assessment (Online) 1
Practical Coursework 1 (Asynch)

Reading List

University of Law,
Acquisitions (College of Law Publishing 2021)

Oxford University Press
Slorach JS & Ellis J, Business Law & Practice (Oxford University Press 2022)
Hodgson R, Ethics and Professional Conduct (Oxford University Press 2022)

Revise SQE
Jones B, Business Law and Practice (Fink Publishing 2022)
Thomas M, Ethics and Professional Conduct (Fink Publishing 2022)

University of Law
Jones L, Business Law and Practice (University of Law 2022)
Kempton J, Ethics and Professional Conduct (University of Law 2022)