Corporate Restructuring - only this much - Vj

Here is your syllabus, Vj lists, Part I:- The Companies Act, 1956 - (ONLY from Bare Act) Read Sections 390-396A word by word. Part II:- Takeover Code, the full regulation (ONLY from SEBI website) Read FAQ on Takeovers first, to get a basic idea, just skim through, ok. Give a fast reading once fully; Consider this link too (Amendment 2007) - http://www.sebi.gov.in/Index.jsp?contentDisp=DataTakeOver Part III:- Buyback of securities. Read Section 77A, 77B & 77AA from Act thoroughly. Read Unlisted Public & Private Companies Rules from Annexure given @ the end of the Chapter of Study Material ONLY. Read SEBI Buy back Regulations from Annexure given @ the end of the Chapter of Study Material ONLY but consider this update(2007), http://www.sebi.gov.in/Index.jsp?contentDisp=DataTakeOver Part IV:- Case Studies (Very Very Important) Take last 12 issues of Student Secretary & look out for Supreme Court & SAT cases; Also check out the recent decision by Supreme Court on Valuation under Takeover Code which is a sure shot question, this December 2007. Part V:- Miscellaneous Chapters: From Study Material, read ALLIANCES & POST MERGER REORGANISATION. Know the concepts like split/spin off; Management/Leveraged Buyout (MBO/LBO), types of restructuring, etc.... VALUATION can be better read while doing Financial Management. Also read the four cases that will repeat for valuation from Guidelines which include Mahadev Jalan, etc... Part VI:- Updates: Read Economic Times for recent M&A's. Update with this blog too. THATS IT, NOTHING MORE IS THERE TO RESTRUCTURE THE CORPORATE, NOW START TESTING YOURSELF WITH QUESTION PAPERS OF LAST 6 ATTEMPTS & TALLY IT WITH GUIDE LINE ANSWERS, Kyon Ho gayaa naa.... Vj thinks..... Just 5 days will do for this entire Subject; U can also enjoy reading this Subject from VS Datey's Corporate Law & Secretarial Practice (Heavenly Book) under the head "Compromise, Arrangements & Reconstruction"; pages will be less but very much exhaustive. Vj here for your service.