Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Restructuring Activities

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"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 Ma 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 Ma and restructuring arena." --Matthew T. Billett, Associate Professor of Finance, Henry B Tippie Research Fellow, University of Iowa

"I am happy to recommend the 5th edition of Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Restructuring Activities. Having used prior editions of Don DePamphilis' text, I can affirm that the newest edition builds on a firm foundation of coverage, real-world examples, and readability. My students have consistently responded favorably to prior editions of the book. In the newest edition, I was delighted to discover that Don is expanding his coverage of family-owned businesses, already a strength in his earlier editions that were distinguished by their coverage of the valuation of privately-held businesses. Additional attention is paid to restructuring, bankruptcy, and liquidation as well as risk management, which are clearly topics of interest to every business person in today's economic climate." --Kent Hickman, Professor of Finance, Gonzaga University, WA

"This new edition is one of the most comprehensive books on mergers and acquisitions. The text combines theories, valuation models, and real-life cases to give business students an overall insight into the Ma deal process. The up-to-date real-life examples and cases provide opportunities for readers to explore and to apply theories to a wide variety of scenarios such as cross-border transactions, highly-levered deals, firms in financial distress, and family-own businesses. The chapter on restructuring under bankruptcy and liquidation both inside and outside the protection of bankruptcy court is timely and most useful in light of today's economic crisis. Overall, this is an excellent book on mergers, acquisitions, and corporate restructuring activities." --Tao-Hsien Dolly King, Rush S. Dickson Professor of Finance, Associate Professor, Department of Finance, The Belk College of Business, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

"Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Restructuring Activities is an interesting and comprehensive look at the most important aspects of Ma and corporate restructuring --- from strategic and regulatory considerations and Ma deal process, through several chapters on Ma valuation and deal structuring, to other types of restructuring activities. It not only provides a road map for the Ma and other corporate restructuring transactions, but also highlights the key things to watch for. The book is clearly written with extensive but easy-to-follow case examples and empirical findings and cases to illustrate the points in the text. It is a book by an expert, and for Ma instructors and students as well as practitioners." --Qiao Lui, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong