Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Restructuring Activities

“This is a truly comprehensive text and does a wonderful job at supplying the underlying motives and theory as well as the critical “in practice elements that many books lack. It spans all types of M&A and restructuring transactions and covers all the relevant knowledge from the academic research to the practical legal, accounting, and regulatory details. The book is up-to-date and teaches the state of the art techniques used today. The book contains numerous cases and spreadsheet support that enables the reader to put into practice everything that is covered. The combination of great writing and active case learning make this book the best I have seen in the M&A and restructuring arena. --Matthew T. Billett,University of Iowa

“Mergers and Acquisitions continue to be amongst the preferred competitive options available to the companies seeking to grow and prosper in the rapidly changing global business scenario. In this new updated and revisededition of his path breaking book - the author and M&A expert Dr. DePamphilis illustrates how mergers, acquisitions, and other major forms of restructuring can help a company grow and prosper in the highly complex and competitive corporate takeover market place.With the greatly enlarged and up-to-date material on varied aspects of the subject, the book provides a plethora of real world examples which will go a long way in making the subject easy, stimulating, and interesting to both the academicians and practioners alike. --Donepudi Prasad, ICFAI Business School “Professor DePamphilis has made significant, important and very timely updates in this edition. He incorporates contemporary events such as the credit crunch and the latest accounting rules in the West plus M&A issues in emerging markets which includes family businesses. He also readdresses corporate governance, a topic that will become increasingly important in Business Schools the world over in M&A. This text has become, and will increasingly become, the definitive comprehensive and thorough text reference on the subject. -- Jeffrey V RamsbottomChina Europe International Business School, Shanghai “The new edition of Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Restructuring Activities does a comprehensive job of covering the M&A field. As in the previous edition, the structure is divided into five parts. These are logical and easy to follow, with a nice blend of theory, empirical research findings, and practical issues. I especially like two chapters – the chapter on bankruptcy and liquidation is extremely relevant in today’s economic conditions, and the chapter on private equity and hedge funds is interesting because M&A activities by these players are not well-documented in the literature. Overall, I believe that MBA students would find the book useful both as a textbook in class and as a reference book for later use. --Raghavendra Rau, Purdue University “This book is truly outstanding among the textbooks on takeovers, valuation and corporate restructuring for several reasons: the DePamphilis book not only gives a very up-to-date overview of the recent research findings on takeovers around the world, but also offers nearly 100 recent business cases. The book treats all the valuation techniques in depth and also offers much institutional detail on M&A and LBO transactions. Not just takeover successes are analyzed, but also how financially distressed companies should be restructured. In short, the ideal textbook for any M&A graduate course. -- Luc Renneboog, Tilburg University “It is difficult to imagine that hislast edition could be improved upon, but Dr. DePamphilis has done just that. His latest edition is clearer, better organized, and contains a wealth of vitally important new material for these challenging times. I especially recommend the new chapter on liquidation for members of boards of directors who face extreme circumstances. This is a remarkably useful book for readers at any level--students, instructors, company executives, as well as board members. Bravo Don! --Wesley B. Truitt,Pepperdine University

“An impressive detailed overview of all aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions. Numerous recent case studies and examples convince the reader that all the material is very relevant in today’s business environment. --Theo Vermaelen,INSEAD