Business/Finance Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Restructuring Activities, Third Edition Donald DePamphilis Praise for the First Edition: Dr. DePamphiliss book is a rare achievementa textbook that provides nuts and bolts information for the businessperson with responsibility for doing a deal. I intend to give a copy to every one of my clients as a must read before considering a merger or acquisition. A few pages into Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Restructuring Activities I knew it was obviously written by someone who has been there, done that. H. Edward Weserman, The Edge Group, Edmonton, Canada Armed with a Harvard Ph.D. and having managed more than 30 transactions, Dr.

Donald DePamphilis explains the real-world of mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring based on his academic knowledge and personal experiences. Having taught in both the U.S. and Asia, Professor DePamphilis uses his extensive experience to provide 77 world-wide case studies spanning all industries to show how deals are done rather than just the theory behind them. The accompanying CD is unique in that it enables the user to download and customize sophisticated, transaction-tested, M&A software and other real world content. Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Restructuring Activities, Third Edition has been updated to include 17 completely new case studies, updates to all of the already existing case studies, real options applications, a discussion of the implications of M&A for corporate governance, and a detailed glossary. The new edition also addresses the implications of Sarbanes-Oxley for M&A, developing acquirer takeover and target defensive strategies, as well as selecting the appropriate acquisition and post-closing legal structures. M&A modeling applications now include valuation and analysis of divisions of large firms, joint ventures, and other special situations.

The CD content has been expanded to include a Student Study Guide with chapter outlines, practice problems and solutions; PowerPoint slides; selected case study solutions; a detailed and customizable due diligence question list; and customizable LBO valuation and analysis software. The on-line instructors manual has been completely updated to include PowerPoint presentations, an expanded test bank including case studies with solutions, examples of excellent student papers, and course syllabi. Donald DePamphilis is the Clinical Professor of Finance, College of Business Administration, Loyola Marymount University.