Description
Book SynopsisThis highly topical book provides a multi-disciplinary perspective, ranging from finance to psychology, on the subject of mergers and acquisitions.
Trade Review"This book is unique in its approach to M&A. Rather than simply falling into one of the established, academic M&A "schools" such as strategy or finance, it breaks ground on a new school – the practitioner school."
Henry W. Lane, Northeastern UniversityTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors vii
Preface xv
Part I: Overview 1
1. M&A as Horizons 3
Duncan Angwin
Part II: Pre-Acquisition 25
2. M&A as Success 27
Mark Whittington and Ken Bates
3. M&A as Illusion 63
Chris Smith
4. M&A as Warfare 87
Stephen Cummings and Sally Riad
5. M&A as Power 116
Glenn Morgan
6. M&A as Risk 153
Matthew Checkley
Part III: Post-Acquisition 179
7. M&A as Project 181
Philippe Very and Stephen Gates
8. M&A as Boundaries 204
Derek O’Byrne
9. M&A as Knowledge 229
Laura Empson
10. M&A as Stereotypes 256
Eero Vaara and Janne Tienari
11. M&A as Imperialism 276
Simon Collinson
Part IV: Integration 297
12. M&A as Linkages 299
David Schweiger, Erin Mitchell, Justin Scott, Caroline Brown
13. M&A as Practice 329
Duncan Angwin
14. M&A as Time 357
Duncan Angwin, Scott Dacko and Matthew Checkley
Mergers and Acquisitions: A Primer 383
Appendix 1: At What Price Should Tesco Buy Greggs? 409
Glossary of Terms 426
References and Further Reading 433
Index 455
