Includes bibliographical references and index.

Getting started in mergers and acquisitions -- Planning and finding -- Valuation and pricing -- The art of financing and refinancing -- Structuring M/A/B transactions : general, tax, and accounting -- Considerations -- The due diligence inquiry -- Negotiating the acquisition agreement and the letter of intent -- Closing -- Postmerger integration and divestitures -- Special issues for M & A in public companies -- Workouts, bankruptcies, and liquidations -- Structuring transactions with international aspects.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.