Merger and acquistions

The last few years have witnessed the largest merger wave in history. From Travelers and Citibank to Chrysler and Daimler-Benz, M&A activity has hit record numbers. With the explosion in this activity, executives of all levels must master the elements essential to a successful merger, acquisition, buyout, takeover, or restructuring. Internationally-renowned M&A expert J. Fred Weston shares the key insight and knowledge in Mergers & Acquisitions, one of the lead-off books in the new McGraw-Hill Executive Education Library. Weston, author of countless books and articles, will show readers how today's mergers are strategic maneuvers designed to build a firm's competitive advantage. He shows readers how acquisition decisions must be weighed carefully to determine costs and benefits. Based on UCLA's executive education mergers and acquisitions program, Mergers & Acquisitions provides coverage of today's most important M&A topics, from the takeover process and strategic planning frameworks to financial restructuring and integration. Readers will find a concise guide loaded with the tools and insight they need to understand legal and regulatory environments, how to best structure deals fr