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CONTENTS Preface to the second edition Preface to the first edition Author's Acknolwedgements Publisher'sacknowledgements 1 Introduction Part One HISTORIC, CONCEPTUAL AND PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW OF MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS 2 Historical overview of mergers and acquisitions activity 3 Alternative perspectives on mergers 4 Are acquisitions successful? Part Two CORPORATE STRATEGY AND ORGANIZING FOR ACQUISITIONS 5 Sources and limits of value creation in horizontal and related mergers 6 Sources and limits of value creation in vertical mergers 7 Sources and limits of value creation in conglomerate acquisitions 8 Cross-border acquisitions 9 Strategic alliances as an alternative to mergers and acquisitions 10 Corporate divestiture 11 Leveraged buyouts &nnbsp; 12 Acquisition decision process: organizational, psychological and governance perspectives 13 Target selection for acquisition Part Three DEAL STRUCTURING AND NEGOTIATION 14 Target valuation 15 Accounting for mergers and acquisitions 16 Paying for the acquisition 17 Antitrust regulation 18 Regulating takeover bids 19 Advisers in takeovers 20 Bid strategies and tactics 21 Defences against takeovers Part Four POST-ACQUISITION INTEGRATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING 22 Organizational and human aspects of post-acquisition integration 23 Post-acquisition audit and organizational learning 24 Meeting the challenges of mergers and acquisitions Index

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