Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructurings, 3rd Edition
Author: Patrick A. Gaughan
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ISBN: 0471121967
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (14 December, 2001)
Sales Rank: 6,047
Average Customer Rating: 4.27 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 2 out of 5
Weak sister to other John Wiley Classics
As a graduate professor who teaches several course on M&A, I've chosen two other efforts from publisher John Wiley for this year's curriculum over Pat Gaughan's updated version of his old book. Jeffrey Hooke's "Practical Guide to Doing the Deal" covers most of the same material in a more interesting style and "Winning at Mergers & Acquisitions" shows my students how all of this applies to the real world. Mark Clemente & David Greenspan, authors of "Winning at M&A", helped my students to understand the business rationale behind deals and brought to light many of the reasons so many corporate combinations fail. In addition, the juicy chapters on strategy, due diligence and culture and a whole section on integration best practices -- I feel -- will prepare serious readers on the topic and students of business alike for the M&A challenges that actually exist in corporate America today. Case studies and testaments on what works and what doesn't from corporate VPs and CEOs involved in mergers and acquisitions make "Winning at M&A" the core content I've already added to next year's syllabus. As for John Wiley's reprinting of Gaughan's book, they probably should have asked Hooke and Gaughan to collaborate on an updated version rather than publish two versions of the same manuscript.
Rating: 4 out of 5
good insight in the M&A world
This book gives the reader a very good insight in the world of mergers and acquisitions + corporate restructurings due to M&A. It covers all possible aspects of M&A activities, all very well explained. My opinion is that this book is especially useful if you are a beginner within M&A, as I was when I first read it.
It provides even more insights into the matter by stating clear examples of mergers and acquisitions.
This book is the one to buy if you are taking your first steps in the world of M&A...
Rating: 5 out of 5
The Premier Merger Book
This book is an excellent pragmatic treatment of the topic of mergers. It surveys the relevant research and combines it with many practical examples to demonstrate its relevance. The abundant case studies serve to drive home each major point. The topics covered feature a broad international focus throughout the book. Given the fact that mergers, acquisitions and corporate restructurings are now an international phenomena, we need a book which covers the topic from such a focus rather than just focusing on a U.S.-oriented treatment. The other major advantage of this book over other merger books is its chapters on valuation. Practitioners will find this invaluable. I would strongly recommend this book to all interested in the field.
Kerry Monahan
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