Mergers & Acquisitions For Dummies

by Bill Snow

Mergers & Acquisitions For Dummies (9781119543862) was previously published as Mergers & Acquisitions For Dummies (9780470385562). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.   The easy way to make smart business transactions Are you a business owner, investor, venture capitalist, or member of a private equity firm looking to grow your business by getting involved in a merger with, or acquisition of, another company? Are you looking for a plain-English guide to how mergers and acquisitions can affect your investments? Look no further. Mergers & Acquisitions For Dummies explains the entire process step by step—from the different types of transactions and structures to raising funds and partnering. Plus, you'll get expert advice on identifying targets, business valuation, doing due diligence, closing the purchase agreement, and integrating new employees and new ways of doing business. Going beyond the case studies of other books, Mergers & Acquisitions For Dummies is your one-stop reference for making business growth a success.

Genres: Business, Finance, Money, Accounting

368 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 4, 2011

Reviews

[Dan Pfeiffer · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good primer for the price where other books on the topic are north of $40.00. The appendix is quite useful. I recommend it as a good starting point if you have interest in this subject.

[Henry Barry · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid, if oversimplified book that is a good intro to M&A from a company (i.e., non investment banker) perspective. Had a few useful tidbits that seemed unique, and was easy to read. Somewhat repetitive and stretched for content in a few places, but a great starting point for someone going into corporate development, private equity (especially lower or mid market), or investment banking.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

What you'd expect from a "Dummies" book: knowledgeable author, easy-to-digest information, somewhat sloppy editing. This one would really benefit from an audio edition, since there isn't much visual information.

[Bassam Islam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent book on Mergers and Acquisitions for the very unintiated. I appreciated that it introduced the concept to me simply.

[Joost · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative

[Emil Svartström · Rating 4 out of 5]

A decent book on this topic

[Gaurav Srivastava · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent book for an introduction to mergers and acquisition

[George · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good information

[Javier HG · Rating 2 out of 5]

Aunque este puede parecer un libro "demasiado" sencillo, es muy recomendable leerlo aún siendo un veterano de la industria. Primero porque se refrescan conceptos, y segundo porque trata el mundo de las fusiones y adquisiciones no tanto desde el punto de vista de las grandes compañías, sino desde el llamado "middle market"; ese conjunto de empresas cuyos ingresos van desde unos pocos millones de euros hasta unos pocos cientos.

¿Por qué se compran y venden empresas? ¿Cómo se inicia el proceso si eres el comprador? ¿Y si eres el vendedor? ¿Cuales son los principales retos para que la operación llegue a buen puerto? La serie "...for dummies" no es una serie profunda y por eso sus libros son muy recomendables para aquellas personas que quieran una primera lectura o un conocimiento general. Aún llevando años en finanzas este libro me ha sido muy útil porque me ha ayudado a recordar algunos pasos del proceso y también en tener claro cómo debe ser su evolución. Recomendado para l@s que quieran saber más sobre porqué y cómo se venden empresas.

[Shai Sachs · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book to get a reasonably concise overview of the M&A process, and it certainly delivered on that score. In large part it's concerned with process and some of the high level concepts in corporate accounting, which is helpful in that I'd only really had a dim understanding of some of that before reading the book. It's also helpful in that it gives both the buyer's and seller's perspective, motivations, and constraints in the process. I particularly enjoyed Snow's take on the creativity required to close otherwise-tricky deals; the last few chapters, which outline some of the tactics needed to work around problems, are quite interesting. Of course, the book suffers a bit from the drawbacks common to every Dummies book - repetitiveness, a constant refrain of "talk to a professional if...", and the unnecessary jokes. But that is well worth the relatively succinct and understandable introduction to a very complicated process.

[stefanddddddd · Rating 5 out of 5]

nice overview of the M&A processes from start till the end - equally applicable to small businesses and to large corporations. for me, it brought together 1001 pieces of information in a coherent map and allowed me to focus on the current step rather trhan worry about all the future pieces of the puzzle.

[Julio Martinez-clark · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book!

This book gave me the tools and the language (in simple terms) to be able to navigate the M&A waters.

[Yves · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great starter when you know nothing about M&A or when you think you know a lot about M&A. Great refreshing primer.

[Don Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a good book for someone looking to get started in M&A.

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a pretty basic and easy to understand "for dummies" book. I was hoping for a little bit more depth in some parts, but it's a good beginning resource.