Mergers and Acquisitions Basics

This book will provide the answers to the questions that seniorlevel executives have about what are M& As and the stepsinvolved. It provides basic guidelines and lessons for goingthrough an M& A for the first time. It explains what the keyevents, processes, and issues that a buyer or seller must considerduring a merger or acquisition. By using this book, executives canavoid costs and sometimes fatal mistakes and maximize the financialand operational value of the deal to their companies. Chaptersinclude: (1) Terms and Phrases: Language of the Deal, (2)Explanation of Legal Structures and Terms, (3) StrategicTransactions: Before the Deal Starts, (4) Mergers and Acquisitions: Doing the Deal, (5) Equity Investments: Doing the Deal, (6)Sellers, (7) Buyers, (8) Appendix: Checklists and Forms, Reportsand Presentations, Generic Valuation Exercise