This book provides, in a single source, information that PMs should find useful in structuring, developing, and executing an acquisition strategy. A process for developing and executing an acquisition strategy is provided together with criteria for evaluating a proposed strategy.

4th edition. Prepared under contract GS-35F-4033G. Provides information that Program Managers should find useful in structuring, developing, andexecuting an acquisition strategy.

Unlike other Mand&A references, this one-volume guide establishes a framework for analyzing each transaction from a financial perspective, and evaluating your options in terms of how they create value today or better position the company to build value tomorrow. In this newly updated Fifth Edition of Structuring Mergers and& Acquisitions: A Guide to Creating Shareholder Value, you get clear, authoritative discussions of: How shareholder value relates to mergers and acquisitions, and different methodologies for valuing a transaction, such as discounted cash flow, comparable company, comparable transaction, premiums paid, price/volume relationships, and private company valuation. How accounting can influence value creating in mergers and acquisitions, a critical aspect of understanding and structuring the proper transaction for differing business circumstances. Collars, break-up fees, lock-ups, walk-aways, minority squeeze outs, earnouts, and anti-trust considerations, and other special topics you will encounter in deals Transactions you may encounter, from and“plain vanillaand” deals like mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and leveraged buyouts, to more complicated restructuring alternatives like spin-offs, split-offs, share repurchases, recapitalizations and restructuring options that can enhance shareholder value. Protecting against takeover threats, including legal and structural defenses, with coverage of the most common form of legal defense, the shareholder rights plan. Making aggressive or hostile offers for a company, the pros and cons of and“going it aloneand” in attempting a hostile acquisition. Performing effective and complete due diligence on a company in the context of a transaction, a critical step that is often overlooked as something and“someone else should do.and” Handling the human aspects of mergers and acquisitions, including basic transition tips that can avoid massive pre- and post-deal turnover.

This book shows how to maximize the benefits to be gained from an acquisition, while reducing the risk of failure. It does so by discussing the strategies that are most successful for buyers, the steps and pitfalls in the acquisition process, how to gain government approval of an acquisition, and how to conduct a sufficiently detailed due diligence investigation. The book goes on to address those legal structures that are most beneficial from a tax perspective, how to develop a sensible purchase price, and how to engage in a seamless operational integration.

Takeovers: A Strategic Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions

The classic, comprehensive guide to mergers and acquisitions, now completely updated for today''s market.

This guide, in a single source, outlines the factors that a program manager and the team should consider in structuring, developing, and executing an acquisition strategy. A process shows the development and execution of the acquisition strategy together with criteria for evaluating a proposed strategy. In addition, two samples of the Acquisition Strategy Report (ASR), in Appendix C, reflect a critical part of the acquisition strategy.

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