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J. Fred Weston, The Anderson School at UCLA
Mark L. Mitchell, Harvard Business School
J. Harold Mulherin, Claremont McKenna College

Publisher: Pearson Higher Education
Copyright: 2004
Format: Paper; 720 pp

ISBN-10: 0131225537
ISBN-13:9780131225534Help icon

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Published: 07 Aug 2003
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New To This Edition
  • Two new coauthors, Mark L Mitchell and Harold Mulherin—The authors' extensive scientific, consulting and teaching backgrounds provide an unmatched dimension of reality to the text.
  • Chapter 21 on Merger Arbitrage—First book to describe the arbitrage activity associated with mergers and acquisitions. Mark Mitchell, our new co-author and a member of the management of a significant merger arbitrage firm, has published articles on the subject in leading journals of financial economics and his work is contributed here.
  • Content enhancements throughout:
    • Empirical material updated.

    • Ch 4 now includes method of payment, taxes, collars, and contingent payments.

    • Appendix A to Ch 8 analyzes a recent M&A sample to explain modern techniques of performance measurements.

    • Valuation chapters (9&10) clarified.

    • Appendix A to Ch 11 presents a case study of restructuring in the natural gas industry.

    • Appendix A to Ch 12 analyzes a sample of divestitures.

    • Ch 14 on alliances and joint ventures is broadened.

    • In Ch 16 on leveraged buyouts added capital cash flow valuation model.

    • In Ch 18 on share repurchases a new conceptual framework is applied.

    • Ch 20 highlights new developments in corporate behavior, fraud, and ethical responsibilities.

    • Ch 22 includes tables summarizing alternative strategies for growth and value enhancements plus value based management.

 
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