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The most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to modern corporate restructuring techniques
Mergers and acquisitions are two of today's most important competitive tools used by corporations in a rapidly changing global business landscape. In this new updated and revised Third Edition of his groundbreaking book-winner of the Book of the Year Award in its category from the Association of American Publishers-author, business valuations expert, and professor Patrick Gaughan illustrates how mergers, acquisitions, and other vital forms of restructuring can work for corporations. This University Edition includes review questions specifically designed for finance students and those studying for the MBA degree. Packed with helpful advice and proven strategies, this book:
* Explains virtually every type of corporate restructuring, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations, joint ventures, leveraged buyouts, and more
* Details the latest trends and delivers a modern, international perspective on the field
* Integrates the latest relevant research in the field of mergers into the book's pragmatic treatment of the subject
* Offers comprehensive coverage of the latest methods and techniques for business valuations of both public and closely held companies
* Looks at the key strategies and motivating factors that arise during the course of restructurings
* Analyzes and incorporates necessary legal, economic, and corporate finance considerations
* Offers the best offensive and defensive tactics for hostile takeovers
Mergers and acquisitions are two of today's most important competitive tools used by corporations in a rapidly changing global business landscape. In this new updated and revised Third Edition of his groundbreaking book-winner of the Book of the Year Award in its category from the Association of American Publishers-author, business valuations expert, and professor Patrick Gaughan illustrates how mergers, acquisitions, and other vital forms of restructuring can work for corporations. This University Edition includes review questions specifically designed for finance students and those studying for the MBA degree. Packed with helpful advice and proven strategies, this book:
* Explains virtually every type of corporate restructuring, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations, joint ventures, leveraged buyouts, and more
* Details the latest trends and delivers a modern, international perspective on the field
* Integrates the latest relevant research in the field of mergers into the book's pragmatic treatment of the subject
* Offers comprehensive coverage of the latest methods and techniques for business valuations of both public and closely held companies
* Looks at the key strategies and motivating factors that arise during the course of restructurings
* Analyzes and incorporates necessary legal, economic, and corporate finance considerations
* Offers the best offensive and defensive tactics for hostile takeovers
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By Patrick A. Gaughan Published 2002 John Wiley and Sons Business & Economics / Mergers & Acquisitions ISBN 0471237299
About the author
PATRICK A. GAUGHAN is Professor of Economics and Finance at the College of Business at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is also President of Economatrix Research Associates, Inc. Dr. Gaughan has authored several books and articles in the field of mergers and acquisitions and other areas of finance and economics. He is actively engaged in the practice of business valuations for mergers and acquisitions, as well as other related applications. He has been teaching mergers and acquisitions on the graduate level for many years, and is a consultant to a number of Fortune 500 companies.
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