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Mergers and Acquisitions Basics

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  • DePamphilis, Donald

    (Clinical Professor of Finance, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, USA)

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Mergers and Acquisitions Basics: All You Need to Know provides an introduction to the fundamental concepts of mergers and acquisitions. Key concepts discussed include M&As as change agents in the context of corporate restructuring; legal structures and strategies employed in corporate restructuring; takeover strategies and the impact on corporate governance; takeover defenses; and players who make mergers and acquisitions happen. The book also covers developing a business plan and the tools used to evaluate, display, and communicate information to key constituencies both inside and outside the corporation; the acquisition planning process; the negotiation, integration planning, and closing phases; financing transactions; and M&A post-merger integration. This book is written for buyers and sellers of businesses, financial analysts, chief executive officers, chief financial officers, operating managers, investment bankers, and portfolio managers. Others who may have an interest include bank lending officers, venture capitalists, government regulators, human resource managers, entrepreneurs, and board members. The book may also be used as a companion or supplemental text for undergraduate and graduate students taking courses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, business strategy, management, governance, and entrepreneurship. Describes a broad view of the mergers and acquisition process to illustrate agents' interactions Simplifies without overgeneralizing Bases conclusions on empirical evidence, not experience and opinion Features a recent business case at the end of each chapter

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  • DePamphilis, Donald, 2010. "Mergers and Acquisitions Basics," Elsevier Monographs, Elsevier, edition 1, number 9780123749482.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:monogr:9780123749482
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    1. Lopez Giron, Ali Jose & Vialle, Pierre, 2017. "A preliminary analysis of mergers and acquisitions by Microsoft from 1992 to 2016: A resource and competence perspective," 28th European Regional ITS Conference, Passau 2017 169462, International Telecommunications Society (ITS).
    2. Aevoae George Marian, 2017. "Premises and Limitations in Defining and Measuring Synergy from M&As," Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, Ovidius University of Constantza, Faculty of Economic Sciences, vol. 0(2), pages 493-498, December.
    3. Ali Jose Lopez Giron & Pierre Vialle, 2017. "A preliminary analysis of mergers and acquisitions by Microsoft from 1992 to 2016 : a resource and competence perspective," Post-Print hal-02374209, HAL.
    4. Stefan Henningsson & Christian Øhrgaard, 2016. "IT Consultants in Acquisition IT Integration," Business & Information Systems Engineering: The International Journal of WIRTSCHAFTSINFORMATIK, Springer;Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI), vol. 58(3), pages 193-212, May.
    5. Bright Senanu & Bedman Narteh, 2023. "Banking sector reforms and customer switching intentions: evidence from the Ghanaian banking industry," Journal of Financial Services Marketing, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 28(1), pages 15-29, March.
    6. Kevin H. Kim & Derek K. Oler & Juan Manuel Sanchez, 2021. "Examining the stock performance of acquirers where the acquirer or target hold patents," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 56(1), pages 185-217, January.

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