1st Edition
by Edwin L. Miller Jr. (Author)
A Step-by-Step Legal and Practical Guide
Getting
mergers and acquisitions transactions successfully completed requires
an understanding of the legal framework, negotiating points, and
practical aspects of each stage of the deal. Part legal primer, part
business and negotiating primer, Mergers and Acquisitions: A Step-by-Step Legal and Practical Guide
provides comprehensive and understandable advice for management,
investors, legal and business professionals, and law and business school
students.
Providing expert guidance on the legal frame-work,
deal points, and practicalities at each stage of an M&A transaction,
Edwin L. Miller, Jr. explores the M&A process from beginning to
end, including:
- Corporate finance fundamentals
- Critical early steps in the acquisition process
- How to structure transactions to achieve the best economic result
- Tax considerations for both buyers and sellers
- Key and often-misunderstood provisions in the definitive acquisition agreement
- Acquisitions of public companies—what's different
- Leveraged buyouts and acquisitions of troubled businesses
Mergers and Acquisitions
is a must-read whether you're a legal or business professional, an
entrepreneur, an investor, or a law or business school student. The book
will also be extremely useful to international lawyers and businessmen
who need to understand the M&A practices in the United States that
are being increasingly adopted around the world.
Praise for Mergers and Acquisitions
"Buyers
and sellers both hope to be winners in an acquisition. But at the
negotiating table, there is only one winner for each point and winning
may mean a significant change in the deal economics. The insights in
this book are crucial for both buyers and sellers and lay out the
rationale for both sides of all of the money issues and other important
deal points."
—Todd Koopersmith, Vice President, Business Development, Iron Mountain
"This
book will help M&A professionals get up to speed on a wide range of
deal points. It explains the legal background and transaction
structuring issues in M&A transactions that every investment
professional must know."
—Gregory Burkus, founder and partner, Shasta Partners
"This
book is an essential resource for business people, and the lawyers and
other professionals who advise them, to develop a real-world
understanding of how the M&A process works. More importantly, it
explains why specific deal structures, contractual terms and diligence
procedures are used."
—Jonathan Wolfman, Partner, WilmerHale, Boston
"As
U.S. M&A concepts, documents and practices become increasingly
adopted internationally, this book will be an invaluable resource. It
provides an excellent overview of the entire area, and is easily
understandable by corporate executives and lawyers outside the United
States."
—Leo Specht, founder, Specht Rechtsanwalts-Gesellschaft mbH, Vienna, Austria
