Mergers and Acquisitions Basics

Negotiations form the heart of mergers and acquisitions efforts, for their conclusions contain both anticipated and unforeseen implications.ÿ Don DePamphilis presents a summary ofÿnegotiating and deal structuring that captures itsÿdynamic process, showing readers howÿbrokers, bankers, accountants, attorneys, tax experts, managers, investors, and others must work together and what happens when they don't.ÿÿWrittten for those who seek a broadly-based view of M&A and understandÿtheir own roles in theÿprocess, this book treads a middle ground between highly technical and dumbed-down descriptions of complex events.ÿ It mixesÿtheory withÿcase studies so the text is current and useful.ÿ Unique and practical, this book can add hard-won insightsÿto anybody's list of M&A titles.. - Presents negotiation as a team effort - Includes all participants, from investment bankers to accountants and business managers - Emphasizes the interactive natures of decisions about assets, payments, and appropriate legal structures - Written for those who seek summarizing, non-technical information

Donald M. DePamphilis has a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University and has managed more than 30 acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, minority investments, as well as licensing and supply agreements. He is Emeritus Clinical Professor of Finance at the College of Business Administration at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He has also taught mergers and acquisitions and corporate restructuring at the Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Irvine, and Chapman University to undergraduates, MBA, and Executive MBA students. He has published a number of articles on economic forecasting, business planning, and marketing. As Vice President of Electronic Commerce at Experian, Dr. DePamphilis managed the development of an award winning Web Site. He was also Vice President of Business Development at TRW Information Systems and Services, Director of Planning at TRW, and Chief Economist at National Steel Corporation