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The Art of M&A, Fourth Edition: A Merger Acquisition Buyout Guide 4th Edition

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The Art of M&A, Sixth Edition: A Merger, Acquisition, and Buyout Guide
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Authoritative and completely up-to-date, the Fourth Edition of The Art of M&A is an unsurpassed, one-stop guide to every facet of mergers and acquisitions that enables you to make winning deals with complete confidence.

This definitive resource retains its popular Q&A format, offering quick access to all the changes that have occurred in the field since the merger wave of the 1990s. The book explores every key aspect of winning M&A transactions, and presents advice on avoiding common M&A pitfalls.

The Fourth Edition of The Art of M&A features vital information on:

  • Getting Started in Mergers and Acquisitions --learning the basic M&A process, requirements, negotiating skills, and objectives
  • Planning and Finding --deciding what to buy and then locating it
  • Valuation and Pricing -- using multiple valuation methods to discover the true value of an acquired company or unit
  • The Art of Financing and Refinancing -- mastering funding sources and issues
  • Structuring M/A/B Transactions -- managing general, tax, and accounting considerations
  • The Due Diligence Inquiry -- looking into the past, present, and future risks of the business to be purchased
  • Negotiating the Acquisition Agreement and the Letter of Intent-- understanding two vital documents in the M&A process
  • Closing -- synchronizing the many individual items to produce a harmonious transaction
  • Postmerger Integration and Divestitures -- following through after the M&A deal to capture the economic value of synergies
  • Special Issues for M&A in Public Companies_examining the unique legal and business considerations of public entities
  • Workouts, Bankruptcies, and Liquidations -- handling specific financial problems that arise in M&A transactions with entities in the zone of insolvency
  • Structuring Transactions with International Aspects -- developing the necessary skills and knowledge to do M&A deals across national borders

    Filled with detailed examples and case studies, this updated classic also includes discussion of purchase accounting, Section 404, new legal cases with M&A implications, and more.

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  1. ISBN-10
    0071403027
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0071403023
  3. Edition
    4th
  4. Publisher
    McGraw-Hill Education
  5. Publication date
    May 17, 2007
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    6.75 x 2 x 9.25 inches
  8. Print length
    1100 pages
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Stanley Foster Reed has consulted on numerous global deals, including Allied Chemical, Gillette, and Seiko Watch.

Alexandra Reed Lajoux is chief knowledge officer of the National Association of Corporate Directors and the coauthor of several M&A books.

H. Peter Nesvold,C.F.A.,C.P.A is a vice president of Bear Stearns. He has advised on M&A transactions for top companies such as America Online and Time Warner.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw-Hill Education; 4th edition (May 17, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 1100 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0071403027
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0071403023
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.15 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 2 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 21 ratings

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    Alexandra (Alex) Reed Lajoux, Ph.D., M.B.A., founding principal of Capital Expert Services, LLC (CapEx), serves the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) as chief knowledge officer emeritus. With more than 30 years’ experience in industry, she is regarded as a trusted source of useful insights and introductions in the field of corporate governance, M&A, and the professional disciplines that underlie these two important domains. As an complementary sideline to her continuing involvement with NACD, Dr. Lajoux helped to launch CapEx, a firm that provides governance experts to law firms, professional services firms, and private equity firms in need of experts on governance and related matters.

    During her time at NACD, Dr. Lajoux served as editor-in-chief of NACD’s founding flagship publication Director’s Monthly for more than 15 years, and also served as one of several leaders in developing the world’s largest library of director-centric thought leadership publications. In addition, Dr. Lajoux has conceptualized and authored or coauthored all the books in the McGraw-Hill Art of M&A series, covering strategy, valuation, financing, structuring, due diligence, and integration, as well as financial distressed M&A and bank M&A. With the exception of her book on integration, based on interviews with experts, all her books are coauthored with professionals who have had decades of experience in the subject matter covered. Her articles have appeared in Financier Worldwide, Risk & Compliance, and Capital Insights. She is a Series Editor in governance and sustainability for DG Press, an award-winning imprint of De Gruyter.

    Dr. Lajoux is a past member of the Board of M&A Standards and currently serves on the advisory boards of Campaigns & Elections magazine and the Caux Roundtable. An associate member of the American Bar Association and a past member of IEEE and the Recording Academy, she is a Life Member of the NACD, as well as the Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni, where she served as a trustee. At Loyola University (Maryland) she is a member of the Jenkins Society, in support of education. She holds certification in communication from Toastmasters International.

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David Cho
5.0 out of 5 stars The resource of Q&A format has seemed to be invaluable ...
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2018
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The resource of Q&A format has seemed to be invaluable for people who have purchased this guide.
This book is a complete book on M&A. If you read only one book, make it this one; because once you read this, you don’t need to read any other book on mergers and acquisitions.
It has also included several legal cases in regards to mergers and acquisitions deals.
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Sagar Lakhani
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Detailed!
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2017
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An in-depth guide on the mergers and acquisitions process. Very detailed!
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Clear. Well written. Insightful. Entertaining. Well researched.
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Master Wayne
4.0 out of 5 stars Great overview of the M&A Process
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This book provides a great overview of an M&A deal. There is a lot of information on finding a deal, valuation of the deal, financing the deal, due diligence, closing and post merger integration. The book also has a special section for legal considerations in an m&a deal with public companies and dealing with companies involved in bankruptcy etc.
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Rocky Mountain Entrepreneur
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Detailed Overview of M&A
Reviewed in Canada on August 1, 2011
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Good Detailed Overview of M&A

I used this book for a doctorate class. It is very well written in the Socratic Teaching Method. In other words, they ask a question related to the chapter topic then answer it. This was my first exposure to M&A and this book provided an excellent overview. The chapters are long, about 100 pages and there is a lot of reading but it is broken down into shorter sections within the chapters.

The cases in the book are very detailed and well written providing a good background to the subject matter. The detail is good with the exception of the tax structure section. Since the authors (and presumably the target market) are American and their experience is primarily American (some other experiences but minor in comparison), the tax section provides a significant amount of detail on US tax consequences. This was a little too much in detail for an international student at a US university who would be going back home to work. Also, the level of detail is about halfway between an overview and what a tax accountant would need to know--so again a little too detailed.

The authors are clearly experienced and knowledgeable about the material and their own experiences about specific subjects adds greatly to the book. I did not feel after using this book that I could go out and do large scale M&A transactions (which I don't think the authors intended anyway) without further work in the industry as a junior player. In this case, this book works well for those going into the industry as an information precursor or those wishing to buy or sell a small family run business (the principles contained herein cover small to very large transactions) which would then give them and their lawyers a heads up on what to expect.

Students and Professors: Studies using this book should be accompanied by case studies to help apply the principles. I would recommend this book for MBA or doctorate students but not for undergrad due to the level of detail and background knowledge and terms used. A background in some finance/accounting courses, I would suggest, is very helpful before reading this book--especially in corporate finance and accounting. To maximize full utility from a course using this book, I would also recommend using this book as part of several courses on the subject due to the complexity of the material. There are several other books in this series which provide even more detail. Otherwise, it will serve very well as a general overview which I think most universities use it for anyway.

For professionals: This book could be very useful for those in the industry, lawyers becoming involved in M&A, accounting professionals, auditors, federal and state government tax auditors, forensic accounting students/interns, corporate executives who are considering M&A activities, CFAs, and small business owners who are looking at expanding or selling.
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Mikael Amsellem
5.0 out of 5 stars ouvrage très complet
Reviewed in France on April 12, 2013
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ouvrage très complet, clair et accessible au plus grand nombre
l'organisation des sous thèmes sous forme de question réponse réussit à bien faire ressortir les enjeux & clés de chaque étape du processus
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Alexey
1.0 out of 5 stars Very poorly structured
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 26, 2018
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This is one of the worst purchases I made on Amazon. I am working in M&A industry and I can asure that this book is complete mess, very poorly structured with a lack of necessary information. If you are looking to improve your investment banking skills this book wont help you. Not sure who can actualy get use of it.
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