Mergers and Acquisitions Basics

This book provides a "macro" overview of mergers and acquisitions, business alliances, and corporate restructuring. It concentrates on the processes and the players---investment bankers, business brokers, accountants, attorneys, tax experts, managers, investors, and others---and a dynamic series of actions with often-unforeseen implications. Written for those who seek a broadly-based view of M&A, this heavily illustrated mix of theoretical and empirical work eschews descriptions of individual events in favor of presenting an integrated portrait of a team effort in which the skills of various participants combine to achieve consensus among the parties to the negotiation.

The author provides clear and thorough explanations of the relevant steps in negotiating and structuring M&A transactions. This text does a marvelous job of incorporating current events and recent deals to illustrate the key aspects of the deal process.---Matthew Cain, University of Notre Dame