Learn to: Navigate the entire M&A process Identify and value targets Negotiate effectively The easy way to make smart business transactions Are you looking for a plain-English guide about mergers and acquisitions and how they can impact your company? Look no further. This hands-on, friendly roadmap explains the world of M&A from basic terminology to the step-by-step process of how to find, negotiate, finance, and close deals. Speak and act like a player get familiar with the building blocks of M&A: words, phrases, and decorum Uncover the rationale for doing deals discover the different reasons for buying or selling a company Take one step at a time learn the generally accepted process of buying or selling companies Get your motor running find out how to kick-start the process, from writing or assessing the offering document to expressing interest in doing a deal Check everything learn how to successfully navigate the due diligence process It aint over til its over! discover insider tips about negotiating and what really works (and what doesnt work) when trying to close a deal Sign on the dotted line fully understand that all-important day: closing day Manage the transition of the newly merged company smoothly integrate employees, policies, and procedures Open the book and find: How to prepare to make a solid deal Common reasons to buy or sell a company Strategies for approaching Buyer and Seller Advice on how to finance a deal Tips on reviewing a Sellers offer How a Buyer can get a good deal Ways to determine a companys worth What to expect on closing day Steps for making post-closing adjustments
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0470385561
ISBN-13
9780470385562
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66970152
Product Key Features
Book Title
Mergers and Acquisitions for Dummies
Author
Bill Snow
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Mergers & Acquisitions
Publication Year
2011
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Business & Economics
Number of Pages
360 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Width
7.4 in
Item Weight
21.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Hd2746.5
Table of Content
Introduction. Part I: Mergers & Acquisitions 101. Chapter 1: The Building Blocks of Mergers and Acquisitions. Chapter 2: Getting Ready to Buy or Sell a Company. Chapter 3: Previewing the Generally Accepted M&A Process. Part II: Taking the First Steps to Buy or Sell a Company. Chapter 4: Financing M&A Deals. Chapter 5: With a Little Help from Your Friends: Working with M&A Advisors. Chapter 6: Finding and Contacting Buyers or Sellers. Part III: Starting the Deal on the Right Foot. Chapter 7: Assuring Confi dentiality. Chapter 8: Creating and Reviewing an Offering Document. Chapter 9: Properly Expressing Interest in Doing a Deal. Chapter 10: Ensuring Successful First Meetings between Buyer and Seller. Part IV: Firming Up the Deal. Chapter 11: An Insider's Guide to M&A Negotiating. Chapter 12: Crunching the Numbers: Establishing Valuation and Selling Price. Chapter 13: LOI and Behold: Making or Receiving an Offer. Chapter 14: Confi rming Everything! Doing Due Diligence. Chapter 15: Documenting the Final Deal: The Purchase Agreement. Part V: Closing the Deal . . . and Beyond! Chapter 16: Knowing What to Expect on Closing Day. Chapter 17: Handling Post-Closing Announcements and Adjustments. Chapter 18: Come Together: Integrating Buyer and Seller. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 19: Ten Considerations Prior to Signing an LOI. Chapter 20: Ten Major M&A Errors and How to Avoid Them. Chapter 21: Ten Possible Ways to Solve Valuation Differences. Appendix. Index.