"Those leading through a merger, acquisition or the like do so to create more value faster. Maybe you're driving or leading the investment. Maybe you're leading the business itself or playing a supporting role. In any case, you need a leadership playbook for the merger or acquisition. This is that playbook, the one used by senior investors, leaders and supporters. It gives you the frameworks, tools and sub-playbooks you need to create that value faster....

Para cualquiera que se plantee la venta o la compra de una empresa pequeña o mediana, este libro le ayudará a entender cuáles son las reglas del juego de las que dependen que la compra, venta o fusión sean exitosas o no. La mayoría no lo son. A diferencia de otros libros sobre el tema, este está escrito por un directivo que ha vivido desde dentro numerosos procesos de fusiones y adquisiciones, y que ha extraído las enseñanzas prácticas...

"The takeover of one of the most well-known and beloved American brands, second only to Disney in popularity, by a Belgian company actually controlled by Brazilians is a fascinating drama that went largely unreported in 2008, coming as it did in the midst of a economic crisis of unimaginable proportions. When the dust settles, there will be questions, if not curiosity in how it was pulled off and how Americans let one of their most treasured brands...

Many companies fall into the trap of paying an excessively large premium to close an acquisition. The authors analyzed nearly 2,000 acquisitions by U.S. companies over a period of more than 20 years and found that companies were less likely to overpay if their CFO had certain characteristics that allowed them to wield greater influence in strategic decision-making. Those common characteristics are markers of informal power based on a CFO’s breadth...

Explaining how to enhance valuation using deal techniques learned only through the authors decades of hands on; practical experience; this book arms you with a full range of valuation methods and finance models suitable to any situation. --

Formula Definitions -- Part 3 The M&A Practice and Processes -- Chapter 6 Practice Management -- Primary M&A Advisors -- Marketing the M&A Practice -- Target Audience -- Networking -- Marketing and Advertising -- Pretransaction Consulting -- Valuation Services -- Other Consulting Services -- Becoming an Expert -- Client Acceptance -- Confidentiality -- Client Engagement -- Identification of the Parties -- Scope of Service -- Limitations and Disclosures...

#1 New York Times bestseller and arguably the best business narrative ever written, Barbarians at the Gate is the classic account of the fall of RJR Nabisco at the hands of a buyout from investment firm KKR.

A book that stormed both the bestseller list and the public imagination, a book that created a genre of its own, and a book that gets at the heart of Wall Street and the '80s culture it helped define, Barbarians at the

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A comprehensive introduction to today's M & A strategies Make the Deal is a direct and accessible guide to striking a powerful M & A deal. Merging business, finance, and law, this insightful examination of M & A strategy is designed to help you understand M & A negotiations and the ways in which the final outcome affects your financial future. A general overview of an acquisition agreement framework segues into a more detailed discussion of different...

When Alpine's newspaper, "The Advocate, " narrowly escapes a potential hostile takeover, Emma Lord finds herself on the top of the suspect list when the person behind the bid turns up dead.