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The M&A failure trap
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- Book Synopsis
- An essential read about M&A for executives and investors who make critical decisions when M&A events and opportunities happen. In The M&A Failure Trap: Why Most Mergers and Acquisitions Fail and How the Few Succeed, a distinguished team of finance and accounting researchers and practitioners delivers a practical and up-to-date exploration of the shortcomings of managerial mergers and acquisitions decisions. In the book, you'll discover: Why 70-75% of all corporate acquisitions fail How to substantially improve acquisition decisions How to predict a specific merger outcome All the lessons and advice provided in this book are fact-based-derived from a sample of 40,000 real-life merger cases around the world which are thoroughly analyzed and provide the foundations for our findings and recommendations. The authors offer keen insights into the most important predictors of mergers and acquisitions failure and success and show you how to identify the potential warning signs of a problematic transaction. The book also provides insights into the human element of M&As: what happens to executives and employees of failed acquisitions. You will also find in the book a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art research on M&As and numerous analyses of successful and unsuccessful real-life mergers. Perfect for executives and directors contemplating a major M&A decision or currently engaged in such a transaction, The M&A Failure Trap will also earn a place in the libraries of students of business and economics, as well as investors faced with decisions impacted by a merger or acquisition, and shareholders expected to vote on an upcoming transaction.
- About The Author
- BARUCH LEV is New York University's Accounting and Finance Professor (emeritus), formerly at Tel Aviv University, UC Berkeley and the University of Chicago. He worked in accounting and investment banking, and did research and consulting in finance, accounting and corporate valuations. Lev wrote 7 books and 125 research studies which were cited more than 62,000 times (Google Scholar). FENG GU is Professor and Chair of Accounting and Law at the University at Buffalo School of Management. He has published research focusing on analysis of financial information, relevance of corporate accounting reports, and valuation of intangible assets.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781394204762
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc., (04 November 2024)
- Number of Pages
- 240
- Weight
- 430.92 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 231.1 x 160 x 22.9 mm
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