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                                            

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