The Art of M&A (aka the "Big Book")
Make winning deals with confidence. The Art of M&A: A Merger / Acquisition / Buyout Guide, fourth edition, is an unsurpassed, one-stop guide to every facet of mergers and acquisitions. This definitive resource retains its popular Q&A format, offering quick access to all the changes that have occurred in the field since the merger wave of the 1990s. The book explores every key aspect of winning M&A transactions, and presents advice on avoiding common M&A pitfalls.
Filled with detailed examples and case studies, the fourth edition of The Art of M&A: A Merger / Acquisition / Buyout Guide features vital information on:
- Getting Started in Mergers and Acquisitions — Learning the basic M&A process
- Planning and Finding — Deciding what to buy and then locating it
- Valuation and Pricing — Calculating the true value of an acquired company or unit
- Financing and Refinancing — Mastering funding sources and issues
- Structuring M/A/B Transactions — Managing general, tax, and accounting issues
- Due Diligence — Looking into the target's past, present, and future risks
- Documentation — Negotiating the acquisition agreement and letter of intent
- Closing — Synchronizing the many individual items
- Postmerger Integration — Capturing the economic value of synergies
- Special Issues for M&A in Public Companies
- Workouts, Bankruptcies, and Liquidations
- Structuring Transactions with International Aspects
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