Stock Purchase Agreements Line by Line: A Detailed Look at Stock Purchase Agreements and How to Change Them to Meet Your Clients' Needs

Whether you are a law student taking a clinical course on business transactions, a first year attorney or banker on a mergers and acquisitions team, a sophisticated practitioner faced with your first stock deal, or an entrepreneur selling your company, Stock Purchase Agreements Line by Line is a great starting place for learning the basics of a stock purchase and sale transaction. In this book the authors translate the complicated representations, warranties, indemnification obligations, and covenants that typify purchase agreements into user friendly terms that are easily understood. While this book assumes the reader has no experience drafting or negotiating stock purchase agreements, it contains tips and techniques that even more experienced deal practitioners should find novel and useful. Additionally, the book is peppered with guest contributions from seasoned attorneys offering practical pointers on various key deal terms. If you are looking for a quick way to jump into M&A, this is the book for you.

About the Authors:

Jaron R. Brown is Director, Assistant General Counsel for Novelis Inc. At Novelis, Mr. Brown is the corporate legal office's lead attorney for managing negotiation, drafting, and counseling with respect to all contracts of the commercial department and the global procurement department. He also has responsibilities related to securities, M&A, finance, and compliance. Prior to joining Novelis, Mr. Brown was a partner with the law firm of King & Spalding, where he was a member of the firm's Corporate Practice Group, and represented private equity funds and public and private companies in strategic transactions, such as mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and capital raising transactions.

Tyler E. Giles is currently a Partner in the Corporate Group of FisherBroyles LLP. Prior to joining FisherBroyles, Mr. Giles served as Senior Director and Corporate Counsel for Equifax Inc., where he advised the corporate development team on mergers and acquisitions and the emerging markets team in general corporate matters.