Book excerpt: 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.