Mergers and Acquisitions: A Condensed Practitioner's Guide - Hardcover

by Steven M. Bragg (Author)

Accounting expert Steven Bragg equips you with a working knowledge of the complete M&A process throughout Mergers and Acquisitions: A Condensed Practitioner's Guide, with comprehensive, reader-friendly, and straightforward advice on principal business terms, as well as the due diligence process, the customary contractual provisions, legal background, and how-to's applicable to business acquisitions. Destined to become a well-thumbed addition to every manager's library, this essential guide addresses the entire acquisition process with pragmatic information that will serve you as an excellent reference whether you are a novice or expert acquirer.

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Mergers & Acquisitions A Condensed Practitioner's Guide

Filled with immediately useful information in a condensed format on the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) process, Mergers and Acquisitions: A Condensed Practitioner's Guide equips you with a working knowledge of principal business terms, as well as the customary contractual provisions, legal background, and how-to's applicable to business acquisitions.

Accounting expert Steven Bragg throws light on the complete M&A process, with comprehensive, reader-friendly, and straightforward advice on:

• Why companies are interested in buying and selling businesses, the risks of doing so, and how to initiate and fend off a hostile acquisition attempt

• How to write a letter of intent and a purchase agreement

• The roles of the multitude of participants in the acquisition process

• Valuation and the broad range of valuation methodologies

• Term sheets and their use and contents

• The due diligence process

• All of the main components of the purchase agreement

• The acquisition integration process, covering the timing, planning, and implementation of an acquisition integration

• Identification and realization of synergies, communications processes, cultural issues, employee management, and numerous additional topics

• Use of purchase accounting, goodwill impairment testing, and push-down accounting

• Various legal forms of acquisitions, including their tax implications to both the buyer and seller

• Anti-trust and environmental restrictions and tax-free acquisition structures

Destined to become a well-thumbed addition to every manager's library, Mergers and Acquisitions: A Condensed Practitioner's Guide addresses the entire acquisition process with pragmatic information that will serve you as an excellent reference regardless of your M&A experience.

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Praise for Mergers & Acquisitions
A Condensed Practitioner's Guide

"On a subject that encompasses so many possibilities, Steven Bragg's Mergers and Acquisitions is an excellent and comprehensive practical review of the myriad issues that can arise. Amidst the emotion of the M&A roller coaster that so many managers find themselves on in these fast-moving times, this guide provides an excellent and comprehensive aid for managers to ensure that the deal does not just get done but gets done effectively and efficiently. An invaluable addition to the armory of any manager considering or actually working on a merger or acquisition." --James Dunning, founder and Managing Director, Geotrupes Consulting

"Mr. Bragg offers a unique combination of accounting expertise and insight into the merger and acquisition process. The comprehensive, yet practical, nature of the material obviously comes from having been in the trenches and participated as the Chief Financial Officer in both mergers and acquisitions. This is an excellent guide for the first-time acquirer as well as a tool for the experienced CFO to ensure a smooth and comprehensive process. Mr. Bragg has written an excellent reference book, which will be useful before and during your acquisition process." --Richard V. Souders, President & CEO
Kaba Workforce Solutions

"Mergers and Acquisitions: A Condensed Practitioner's Guide is beyond any ready-reckoned reference book. The treatment of each topic by Mr. Bragg compiles a thought checklist against a mere action checklist for any practitioner. The term 'Condensed' in the title is a misnomer as the treatment is exhaustive and relevant!" --K V Ramesh, Chairman & Managing Director
ECHC Management Services Private Limited, Chenna

"Successful transactions are a result of an enduring desire for two worlds to meet as one. This is a daunting task for all participants, and Steven Bragg identifies a road map of processes and procedures that anyone considering a divesture or entering the M&A space should call 'the handbook of M&A.' "
--Peter Cahill, Principal, Middle Market Investment Banking
TransCapital Partners, LLC

Author Biography

Steven M. Bragg, CPA, CMA, CIA, CPIM, has been the chief financial officer or controller of four companies, as well as a consulting manager at Ernst & Young and auditor at Deloitte & Touche. He received a master's degree in finance from Bentley College, an MBA from Babson College, and a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Maine. He has been the two-time president of the Colorado Mountain Club, is an avid alpine skier and mountain biker, and is a certified master diver. Mr. Bragg resides in Centennial, Colorado. He is also the author of Accounting Best Practices and Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual (both published by Wiley).