Mergers and Acquisitions

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This major new reference work provides a clear, practical and up-to-date guide to the financial, administrative and regulatory issues central to corporate merger and acquisition activity. The increasing internationalization of trade and continued growth of the multinational sector have added a new dimension of complexity to this field, which has in recent years been transformed by unprecedented changes in the regulatory and economic environment. Accordingly, this work lays emphasis on the economic, financial and accounting aspects, while also dealing with the major legal issues, and includes comparative coverage of the USA, European Community and other major industrialized nations in addition to the UK.
The book is divided into five sections. Part 1 provides an appraisal of the trends -over several decades and up to the present day - in merger and acquisition activity, and looks at the evidence on causes and performances. Part 2 provides concise coverage of the main legal and... Tovább

Fülszöveg

This major new reference work provides a clear, practical and up-to-date guide to the financial, administrative and regulatory issues central to corporate merger and acquisition activity. The increasing internationalization of trade and continued growth of the multinational sector have added a new dimension of complexity to this field, which has in recent years been transformed by unprecedented changes in the regulatory and economic environment. Accordingly, this work lays emphasis on the economic, financial and accounting aspects, while also dealing with the major legal issues, and includes comparative coverage of the USA, European Community and other major industrialized nations in addition to the UK.
The book is divided into five sections. Part 1 provides an appraisal of the trends -over several decades and up to the present day - in merger and acquisition activity, and looks at the evidence on causes and performances. Part 2 provides concise coverage of the main legal and self-regulatory controls, and describes the significance of major changes under way in the Stock Exchange. Part 3 considers how potential mergers and acquisitions may be assessed strategically by a corporation, and deals with valuation of both listed and unlisted companies. Part 4 covers a range of key issues, including corporate taxation implications, accounting for mergers, acquisitions and goodwill, employment considerations, questions of financing and effects on corporate structure. Part 5 covers in two chapters strategies for defence against takeover, and key features of successful mergers and acquisitions based on empirical evidence. The book includes extensive practical checklists of significant points, developed by Price Waterhouse.
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