An Insight into Mergers and Acquisitions : A Growth Perspective

Contents: 1. Introduction to Merger, Acquisition, and Corporate Restructuring. 2. Motives of M&A and Deal Synergies. 3. M&A Process and Defensive Strategies. 4. Deal Structuring and Financing. 5. Deal Valuation. 6. Accounting for Mergers and Acquisition. 7. Performance Evaluation of M&A. 8. Regulatory Insights for M&A in India. 9. Overview of Select M&A Deals. 10. Why Mergers and Acquisitions Fail?. 11. Case Discussions of Mergers and Acquisitions.

This book provides an insight in the phenomenon of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), including the various forms of corporate restructuring. It highlights the importance of M&A as a strategy for faster growth in the corporate. The book provides an enriched experience of the art of valuation with detailed description of M&A process, deal structuring and financing. The book also provides the broader perspective of Accounting and Regulatory aspects of M&A. While covering the conceptual underpinnings of M&A, the book supplements it with real life examples on each sub-topic with various numeric examples. Thus the judicious blend of theory and practical aspects, through numerical as well as real life case-studies, make the book a source of vast knowledge in the complicated and dynamic world of M&A. (jacket)