Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructurings

Your all-inclusive guide to M&As and corporate restructurings

Practical in perspective and global in scope, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructurings, Fifth Edition carefully analyzes the strategies and motives that inspire M&A, the laws and rules that govern the field, as well as the offensive and defensive techniques of hostile acquisitions.

Thoroughly revised and packed with the most up-to-date research, graphs, and case studies, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructurings, Fifth Edition explores:

• Recent takeover trends across the globe

• The role of leveraged transactions and private equity financing

• The increasing role of hedge funds in corporate restructurings

• A review of shareholder wealth effects of a variety of takeover actions

• Modern, historical, and global perspectives of the field

• The various forms of downsizing including divestitures, spin-offs, and equity carve-outs

• Bankruptcy as an effective restructuring technique

• Latest developments in corporate governance

• Pros and cons of joint ventures and strategic alliances

• Primary methods used to value public and private companies

Author and business valuations expert Patrick Gaughan provides a fresh perspective on M&A in today's global business landscape, and how your company can reap the benefits from the various forms of restructurings available.

Patrick A. Gaughan is President of Economatrix Research Associates, Inc. He is also Professor of Economics and Finance at the College of Business at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Dr. Gaughan has authored several books and articles in the field of mergers and acquisitions. He is actively engaged in the practice of business valuations for mergers and corporate restructurings, 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 several Fortune 500 companies.