This book provides a comprehensive look at the field's growth and development, and places M&As in realistic context amidst changing trends, legislation, and global perspectives. All-inclusive coverage merges expert discussion with extensive graphs, research, and case studies to show how M&As can...

Introduction to mergers and acquisitions -- Merger strategy : why do firms merge? -- Merger success research -- Valuation and overpaying -- Corporate governance : part of the solution -- Reversing the error : sell-offs and other restructurings -- Joint ventures and strategic alliances :...

Modern restructuring techniques for a global business landscape Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructurings, Fifth Edition carefully analyzes the strategies and motives that inspire M&As, the laws and rules that govern the field, as well as the offensive and defensive techniques of...

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I: Background -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Recent M&A Trends -- Terminology -- Valuing a Transaction -- Types of Mergers -- Merger Consideration -- Merger Professionals -- Merger Arbitrage -- Leveraged Buyouts and the Private...