Mergers, acquisitions, and other restructuring activities

Part I. The mergers and acquisitions environment. Introduction to mergers, acquisitions, and other restructuring activities. Inside mergers and acquisitions : PC maker Lenovo moves to diversify its core business -- Chapter overview -- Why M & As happen -- Historical developments in M & As -- Understanding corporate restructuring activities -- Alternative takeover strategies -- The role of holding companies in M & As -- The role of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) in M & As -- Business alliances alternatives to M & As -- Participants in the M & A process -- The implications of M & As for shareholders, bondholders, and society -- Some things to remember -- Chapter discussion questions -- Case study : Microsoft acquires Nokia -- Additional case study recommendations ; The regulatory environment. Inside mergers and acquisitions : gaining regulatory approval often requires concessions by merger partners; Chapter overview -- Understanding federal securities laws -- Understanding antitrust legislation -- The implications for M & A of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform and Consumer Protection Act -- State regulations affecting M & As -- Restrictions on direct foreign investment in the United States -- The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act -- Fair disclosure (regulation FD) -- Specific industry regulations -- Environmental laws -- Labor and benefit laws -- Cross-border transactions -- Some things to remember -- Chapter discussion questions -- Case study : regulators approve merger -- Additional case study recommendations ; The corporate takeover market. Inside mergers and acquisitions : Clothiers Men's Warehouse and Jos. A. Bank reach agreement after lengthy battle -- Chapter overview -- Corporate governance -- Understanding alternative takeover tactics -- Other tactical considerations -- Developing a bidding strategy -- Activist investors : gaining influence without control -- Understanding alternative takeover defenses -- The impact of takeover defenses on shareholder value -- Some things to remember -- Chapter discussion questions -- Case study : Dell goes private -- Additional case study recommendations -- pt. II. The mergers and acquisitions process : phases 1 -- 10. Planning : developing business and acquisition plans. Inside mergers and acquisitions : consolidation in the supermarket industry -- Chapter overview -- The role of planning in M & As -- The merger and acquisition process -- Phase 1 : building the business plan -- The business plan as a communication document -- Phase 2 : building the merger -- acquisition implementation plan -- Some things to remember -- Chapter discussion questions -- Case study : Facebook buys Whatsapp -- Additional case study recommendations ; Implementation : search through closing. Inside M & A : when patience pays -- Signet Jewelers to buy Zales -- Chapter overview -- Phase 3 : the search process -- Phase 4 : the screening process -- Phase 5 : first contact -- Phase 6 : negotiation -- Phase 7 : developing the integration plan -- Phase 8 : closing -- Phase 9 : implementing postclosing integration -- Phase 10 : conducting a postclosing evaluation -- Some things to remember -- Chapter discussion questions -- Case study : Google's foray into device makers -- Additional case study recommendations ; Postclosing integration. Inside mergers and acquisitions : the chllenges of airline integration -- Chapter overview -- The role of integration in successful M & As -- Integration is a process, not an event -- Integrating business alliances -- Integrating family owned firms -- Some things to remember -- Chapter discussion questions -- Case study : has Procter & Gamble fully recovered -- Additional case study recommendations.