Course Details Language of Instruction English Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree Department / Program BA Program in Law (%30 English) Type of Program Formal Education Type of Course Unit Elective Course Delivery Method Online Objectives of the Course The aim of this course is to enable students to learn the legal and practical aspects of mergers, divisions and acquisitions of commercial enterprises and commercial companies. Course Content In this course, in accordance with Article 11/3 of the Turkish Commercial Code and Article 202 of the Turkish Code of Obligations, the basic concepts of contract law, corporate law, capital markets law and competition law as they relate to the transfer of a commercial enterprise and mergers, acquisitions and divisions of companies within the scope of Article 134 et seq. of the Turkish Commercial Code regarding company restructurings; the functioning of the capital markets authority and the competition authority in relation to company mergers and acquisitions will be examined. Course Methods and Techniques Active Learning and Digital Learning Tools with Discussion, Case Studies Prerequisites and co-requisities None Course Coordinator Prof.Dr. Şükrü Yıldız sukru.yildiz@ihu.edu.tr Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. BARIŞ KAYA Assistants None Work Placement(s) No Recommended or Required Reading Resources Esin I., Birleşme ve Devralmalar, 5. Baskı, On İki Levha, 2022. Güven P., Türk Rekabet Hukuku ve Avrupa Birliği Rekabet Hukukunda Birleşme ve Devralmaların Denetlenmesi, Yetkin, 2003. Boyraz M. R., Birleşme ve Devralmaların Denetlenmesi: Taahhüt ve Şartlı İzin, Seçkin, 2022. 1. Introduction - The M&A phenomenon • Christensen, Clayton M., Richard Alton, Curtis Rising, and Andrew Waldeck. “The New M&A Playbook.” Harvard Business Review 89, no. 3 (March 2011): 48–57. • Bower, J. L. “Not All M&As Are Alike - and That Matters.” Harvard Business Review 79, no. 3 (March 2001): 92–101. 2. M&A strategy & Alternative governance modes • Dyer, Jeffrey H., Prashant Kale, and Harbir Singh. “When to Ally & When to Acquire.” Harvard Business Review 82, no. 7/8 (August 2004): 108–15. • Capron, Laurence and Will Mitchell. ”Finding the right path.” Harvard Business Review (July-August 2010): 102-107. 3. The M&A process - overview • DePamphilis, Donald. 2014. Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Restructuring Activities. 7th Edition. Elsevier: Chapter 5. 4. M&A process: Target valuation and due diligence • Eccles, Robert G., Kersten L. Lanes, and Thomas C. Wilson. “Are You Paying Too Much for That Acquisition?” Harvard Business Review 77, no. 4 (August 7, 1999): 136–46. • Harding, David, and Ted Rouse. “Human Due Diligence.” Harvard Business Review 85, no. 4 (April 2007): 124–31. 5. M&A process: Postmerger Integration – Structures, systems, and processes • Vestring, Till, Ted Rouse, and Sam Rovit. “Integrate Where It Matters.” MIT Sloan Management Review 46, no. 1 (Fall 2004): 15–18. • Kale, Prashant, Harbir Singh, and Anand P. Raman. “Don’t Integrate Your Acquisitions, Partner with Them.” Harvard Business Review 87, no. 12 (December 2009): 109–15. 6. M&A process: Postmerger Integration – People and culture • Weber, Yaakov, Shlomo Tarba, and Christina Öberg. 2014. ”A comprehensive guide to mergers and acquisitions”, Pearson, Chapter 11. • Bouchikhi, H., Kimberly, J.R., 2012. “Making Mergers Work.” MIT Sloan Management Review 54, 63–70. 7. Sell-side perspective on M&A • Dranikoff, Lee, Tim Koller, and Antoon Schneider. “Divestiture: Strategy’s Missing Link.” Harvard Business Review 80, no. 5 (May 2002): 74–83. • Mankins, M.C., Harding, D., Weddigen, R.-M., 2008. “How the Best Divest.” Harvard Business Review 86, 92–99. 8. Specific M&A deals: Family firm acquisitions & Acquisition of technology-based firms • Kachaner, Nicolas, Jr George Stalk, and Alain Bloch. “What You Can Learn from Family Business.” Harvard Business Review, November 1, 2012. • Melissa E. Graebner, Kathleen Eisenhardt, and Philip Roundy. 2010. Success and Failure in Technology Acquisitions: Lessons for Buyers and Sellers. Academy of Management Perspectives 24(3), 73-92. 9. Specific M&A deals: International acquisitions & Consolidating mergers • Sebenius, James K. 1998. “Negotiating Cross-Border Acquisitions.” Sloan Management Review 39 (2): 27–41. • Ghemawat, P., Ghadar, F., 2000. “The Dubious Logic of Global Megamergers.” Harvard Business Review 78, 65–72. 10. M&A Performance Measurement, Acquisition programs, acquisition capabilities and competitive dynamics • Zollo, Maurizio, and Degenhard Meier. “What Is M&A Performance?” The Academy of Management Perspectives 22, no. 3 (2008): 55–77. • Keil, Thomas and Tomi Laamanen "When Rivals Merge, Think Before You Follow Suit.” Harvard Business Review (December 2011): 25-27 Course Category Mathematics and Basic Sciences %0 Engineering %0 Engineering Design %0 Social Sciences %100 Education %0 Science %0 Health %0 Field %100

 





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