Structuring Mergers & Acquisitions: A Guide to Creating Shareholder Value - Hardcover

Hunt, Peter A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0735560722 ISBN 13: 9780735560727

Publisher: Aspen Law & Business, 2007

Synopsis

<p Unlike other M&A references, this one-volume guide establishes a framework for analyzing each transaction from a financial perspective, and evaluating your options in terms of how they create value today or better position the company to build value tomorrow. In this newly updated Third Edition of <i<b Structuring Mergers & Acquisitions: A Guide to Creating Shareholder Value</b</i , you get clear, authoritative discussions of: </p <ul <li <bHow shareholder value relates to mergers and acquisitions, and different methodologies for valuing a transaction</b, such as discounted * flow, comparable company, comparable transaction, premiums paid, price/volume relationships, and private company valuation. </li <li <bHow accounting can influence value creating in mergers and acquisitions</b , a critical aspect of understanding and structuring the proper transaction for differing business circumstances. </li <li <bCollars, break-up fees, lock-ups, walk-aways, minority squeeze outs, earnouts, and anti-trust considerations</b, and other special topics you will encounter in deals </li <li <bTransactions you may encounter</b, from “plain vanilla” deals like mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and leveraged buyouts, to more complicated restructuring alternatives like spin-offs, split-offs, share repurchases, recapitalizations and restructuring options that can enhance shareholder value. </li <li <bProtecting against takeover threats</b, including * and structural defenses, with coverage of the most common form of * defense, the shareholder rights plan. </li <li <bMaking aggressive or hostile offers for a company</b, the pros and cons of “going it alone” in attempting a hostile acquisition

Edition details

• Publisher: Aspen Law & Business
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0735560722
• ISBN 13: 9780735560727
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 762