| Mergers: What Can Go Wrong and How to Prevent It Contributor(s): Gaughan, Patrick A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0471419001 ISBN-13: 9780471419006 Publisher: Wiley OUR PRICE: $58.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2005 Annotation: AT&T, WorldCom, DaimlerChrysler, Quaker Oats, United Airlines, Sears, and Mattel all did megabillion-dollar flops These highly touted, high-profile mergers failed miserably. Even to most experts and advisors they looked good on paper. However, until now, it was hard to know exactly what to look for! Mergers: What Can Go Wrong and How to Prevent It changes that. Noted authority Patrick Gaughan researches past merger successes and failures and zeros in on determining factors. He goes beyond the financials and strategies to examine the motives, the process, the laws, valuations, the role of corporate governance, and current trends in mergers. If you're a CEO, COO, accountant, auditor, corporate attorney, consultant, director, or shareholder, this book keeps you from being swept up by merger-mania and tells you what to look for, and what to look out for, in mergers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Mergers & Acquisitions |
| Dewey: 658.162 |
| LCCN: 2004025811 |
| Series: Wiley Finance |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.4" W x 9.24" (1.44 lbs) 356 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A powerful guide for seeking out the best acquisition and merger targets As increasingly more companies look to mergers and acquisitions (M&As) as a source of new growth and revenue, there is an even greater chance that these M&As will go bad. This insightful guide focuses on one of the most often debated and key issues in mergers and acquisitions-why some deals fail miserably and why others prosper. It provides a complete road map for what potential buyers should look for when picking a target and what characteristics of sellers they should steer clear of, as well as pitfalls to avoid during the M&A process. Real-world examples are provided of high-profile failures-Quaker Oats, United Airlines, Sears, and Mattel-and high-profile successes-General Electric and Cisco. Patrick A. Gaughan (New York, NY) is President of Economatrix Research Associates and a professor of Economics and Finance at the College of Business, Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is actively engaged in the practice of business valuations for mergers and acquisitions, as well as other related applications. |
