Negotiations form the heart of mergers and acquisitions efforts, for their conclusions contain both anticipated and unforeseen implications. Don DePamphilis presents a summary ofnegotiating and deal structuring that captures itsdynamic process, showing readers howbrokers, bankers, accountants, attorneys, tax experts, managers, investors, and others must work together and what happens when they don't.Writtten for those who seek a broadly-based view of M&A and understandtheir own roles in theprocess, this book treads a middle ground between highly technical and dumbed-down descriptions of complex events. It mixestheory withcase studies so the text is current and useful. Unique and practical, this book can add hard-won insightsto anybody's list of M&A titles..

Presents negotiation as a team effort

Includes all participants, from investment bankers to accountants and business managers

Emphasizes the interactive natures of decisions about assets, payments, and appropriate legal structures

Written for those who seek summarizing, non-technical information"

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.

Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Restructuring Activities: An Integrated Approach to Process, Tools, Cases, and Solutions, Eleventh Edition presents the most current and comprehensive M&A information available. Organized according to the context in which topics normally occur in the M&A process, the book covers M&A environments, M&A processes, M&A valuation and modeling, deal structuring and financing strategies, and alternative business and restructuring strategies. Covering industries worldwide, this new edition illustrates the most germane strategies and tactics in today's marketplace. It includes substantially more ancillary materials than previous editions, including an extensive test bank, chapter summaries, and instructor and student PowerPoint slides. More than 100 new references to relevant academic research published since 2018 make the 11th edition a balanced, comprehensive guide to the complex and dynamically changing world of M&A.