Mergers and Aquisitions: Planning and Action,9780415313544

Mergers and Aquisitions: Planning and Action

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780415313544
ISBN10: 0415313546
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-09-24
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary

First published in 1965

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(8)
PART I PLANNING
Definition of Corporate Objectives
9(16)
Financial
11(3)
Product and Marketing
14(3)
Research, Development, and Engineering
17(1)
Manufacturing
18(2)
Personnel
20(2)
Community Relations
22(1)
Corporate Image
23(2)
Evaluation of Resources
25(12)
Management
25(1)
Research, Engineering, and Product Development
26(1)
Patents
27(1)
Product Line and Product Features
27(2)
Manufacturing
29(1)
Marketing
29(3)
Organization
29(2)
Markets and Market Position
31(1)
Financial
32(5)
Existing
33(1)
New
34(2)
Post Merger
36(1)
Forward Planning
37(7)
Growth Directions
38(1)
Alternative Methods of Implementation
39(1)
Reasons for Merger or Acquisition Route
39(5)
Financial
40(1)
Operating
40(4)
Criteria
44(6)
Industry
45(2)
Company
47(3)
Organizing for Merger or Acquisition
50(2)
The Prospect Presentation
52(7)
History and Present Business
52(1)
Objectives and Plans
53(5)
Reasons for Merger and Acquisition
58
Preferred Means of Exchange
54(5)
PART II ACTION
Search
59(8)
For the Ideal Company
60(5)
For the Available Company
65(2)
Approach and Exploration
67(6)
Why Companies Sell Out
67(4)
Personal Reasons
67(2)
Business Reasons
69(2)
Determining the Right Contact
71(1)
Tailoring the Approach
71(2)
Evaluation
73(24)
Analysis of Operating Trends
75(1)
Analysis of Accounting Methods and Procedures
76(4)
Inventories
77(1)
Depreciation
77(1)
Capitalizing and Expensing
78(1)
Reserve for Bad Debts
78(1)
Inclusion of Capital Gains in Earnings
78(1)
Publicly Held vs. Closely Held Company Accounting
78(1)
Other Financial Differences
78(2)
Methods for Determining Value
80(17)
Appraisal of Assets
80(1)
Discounted Cash Flow
81(1)
Going Concern Value
82(1)
Capitalization of Earnings
82(15)
Legal, Tax, and Accounting Considerations
97(28)
The Legal View
98(5)
Definitions
98(1)
Considerations
99(4)
The Tax View
103(15)
Tax-Free Acquisitions
104(6)
Taxable Acquisitions
110(8)
The Accounting View
118(7)
Effect of ``Purchase'' Accounting
118(2)
Effect of Pooling of Interest Accounting
120(1)
Distinction Between ``Pooling'' and ``Purchase'' Accounting
120(2)
Continuity of Ownership
122(1)
Continuity of Business and Management
123(1)
Relative Size
124(1)
Negotiation
125(10)
Allocation of Profits
126(9)
Method of Payment
127(2)
Timing of Payment
129(1)
Deferred Payment
129(6)
Assimilation
135(78)
APPENDICES
Appendix A
143(22)
Appendix B
165(6)
Appendix C
171(8)
Appendix D
179(8)
Appendix E
187(4)
Appendix F
191(4)
Appendix G
195(18)
Bibliography 213(12)
Index 225

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