APPLIED MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS (H/C)

DESPITE THE MATERIAL FAILURE RATES OF MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, THOSE PULLING THE TRIGGER ON KEY STRATEGIC DECISIONS CAN MAKE THEM WORK IF THEY SPEND GREAT CARE AND RIGOUR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR MERGER AND ACQUISITION (M&A) DEALS. "APPLIED MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS" ADDRESSES THE KEY FACTORS OF M&A SUCCESS AND FAILURE. READERS WILL LEARN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF M&A VALUATION, DEAL NEGOTIATION AND BARGAINING, AND A FRAMEWORK FOR CONSIDERING TRADE-OFFS IN AN EFFORT TO OPTIMIZE THE VALUE OF ANY M&A DEAL.