About the book

Mergers and Acquisitions: Strategy, Valuation, Leveraged Buyouts, and Financing, 2nd ed addresses the various due diligence concepts in M&A by using realistic examples, real-life case studies, user-friendly models of valuation, leverage buyout (LBO) models and models for deal performance analysis. The book fills the gap in contemporary finance wherein it focuses on theory along with practical usage and application in M&A. This edition comprises 23 chapters categorized into 6 units, which discuss the complete framework of M&A comprehensively.

Contents:

Unit I: Strategic Aspects of M&A

1 M&A: Trends and Waves 3

2 Understanding M&A

3 M&A Strategy and Strategic Fit

4 Corporate Restructuring and M&A
5 Identifying Opportunities in M&A: Buy Side and Sell Side
6 M&A: Empirical Studies

Unit II: Legal Issues and Framework

7 M&A: Legal and Regulatory Framework

8 M&A: Takeover Defences

9 M&A Accounting and IFRS-3

10 Foreign Direct Investment and M&A

Unit III: Valuation and M&A

11 Concepts in Business Valuation

12 Valuation by Multiples

13 Business Valuation and Consideration Paid in M&A

Unit IV: Advance Topics in M&A Valuations

14 Brand Valuation and M&A

15 Private Equity and Start-Up Valuation

16 LBO Economics and Valuation

Unit V: Financing Aspects

17 Financing Options in M&A

18 Leveraged Buyout

19 Private Equity and M&A

20 Investment Banks and M&A

21 Hedge Funds and M&A

Unit VI: Additional Topics in M&A

22 Post-Merger Integration

23 Corporate Governance and M&A