This book is a singular reference book on M&A by one of the foremost thinkers and educators in the field. Built around the core text is a series of ancillary products that collectively will become the learning franchise in M&A for students and professionals.
1. COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITY TEXT ON M&A..
2. PRINT AND ONLINE M&A FRANCHISE.
3. DEVELOPS A FRAMEWORK TO ACHIEVE M&A SUCCESS
PARTⅠ INTRODUCTION AND KEY THEMES.
Ch.1 Introduction and Executive Summary
Ch.2 Ethics in M&A
Ch.3 Does M&A Pay?
PARTⅡ STRATEGY AND THE ORIGINATION OF TRANSACTION PROPOSALS.
Ch.4 M&A Activity
Ch.5 Cross-Border M&A
Ch.6 Strategy and the Uses of M&A to Grow or Restructure the Firm
Ch.7 Acquisition Search and Deal Origination: Some Guiding Principles
PARTⅢ DILLGENCE, VALUATION, AND ACCOUNTING.
Ch.8 Due Diligence
Ch.9 Valuing Firms
Ch.10 Valuing Options
Ch.11 Valuing Synergies
Ch.12 Valuing the Firm across Borders
Ch.13 Valuing the Highly Levered Firm
Ch.14 Real Options and Their Impact on M&A
Ch.15 Valuing Liquidity and Control
Ch.16 Financial Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions
Ch.17 Momentum Acquisition Strategies: An Illustration of Why Value Creation Is the Best Financial Criterion
PARTⅣ DESIGN OF DETAILD TRANSACTION TERMS.
Ch.18 An Introduction to Deal Design in M & A.
Ch.19 Choosing the Form of Acquisitive Reorganization
Ch.20 Choosing the Form of Payment and Financing
Patterns and Trends in Form of Payment.
Ch.21 Framework for Structuring the Terms of Exchange: Finding the “Win-Win” Deal
Ch.22 Structuring and Valuing Contingent Payments in M&A
Ch.23 Risk Management in M&A
Ch.24 Social Issues
PARTⅤ RULES OF THE ROAD: GOVERNANCE, LAWS, AND REGULATIONS.
Ch.25 How a Negotiated Deal Takes Place
Ch.26 Governance in M&A: The Board of Directors and Shareholder Voting
Ch.27 Rules of the Road: Securities Law, Issuance Process, Disclosure, and Insider Trading
Ch.28 Rules of the Road: Antitrust Law
Ch.29 Documenting the M&A Deal
PARTⅥ COMPETITION, HOSTILITY, AND BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS IN M&A.
Ch.30 Negotiating the Deal
Ch.31 Auctions in M&A
Ch.32 Hostile Takeovers: Preparing a Bid in Light of Competition and Arbitrage
Ch.33 Takeover Attack and Defense
Ch.34 The Leveraged Restructuring as a Takeover
PARTⅦ COMMUNICATION, INTEGRATION, AND BEST PRACTICE.
Ch.35 Communicating the Deal: Gaining Mandates, Approvals, and Support
Ch.36 Framework for Postmerger Integration
Ch.37 Corporate Development as a Strategic Capability The Approach of GE Power Systems
Ch.38 M&A “Best Practices”: Some Lessons and Next Steps
ABOUNT THE CD-ROM.
REFERENCES AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING
INDEX