The main goal of the course is to give students a broad overview of the key issues and of the main steps in the mergers, acquisitions and corporate restructuring process. The role and motives of the various participants in a transaction are discussed: buyers and sellers, boards of directors, executives, advisors, financial institutions and regulators. In addition, the course is covering some more advanced and legally more complex topics: LBOs, MBOs, privatization transactions, corporate bankruptcy and bank restructuring.