The Traditional Approach To M&A Was To Restrict The Emergence Of Monopolies. The Modern Approach Embodied In The Takeover Regulations Is Meant To Ensure Efficient Use Of Corporate Resources And Protect The Interests Of Minority Shareholders. The Two Streams Of Corporate Restructuring Are Governed By Different Legislations. Company Law Governs Mergers And Sebi Regulations Govern Takeovers. The Value Of Mergers Which Is Governed By Economic Factors Is Quite Large And Practically Ten Times The Value Of Takeovers. The Market Approach Of Takeovers, However, Instills Discipline In Regard To Use Of Corporate Resources By Promoters And Managements. The Corporate Raider Can Always Approach The Shareholders Directly.The Book Analyses Both The Approaches And Identifies The Need For Strengthening Competition Policy And Preventing The Misuse Of Buyback Provisions For Insider Trading.

Takeovers: A Strategic Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions

The essential M&A primer, updated with the latest research and statistics Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructurings provides a comprehensive look at the field's growth and development, and places M&As in realistic context amidst changing trends, legislation, and global perspectives. All-inclusive coverage merges expert discussion with extensive graphs, research, and case studies to show how M&As can be used successfully, how each form works, and how they are governed by the laws of major countries. Strategies and motives are carefully analyzed alongside legalities each step of the way, and specific techniques are dissected to provide deep insight into real-world operations. This new seventh edition has been revised to improve clarity and approachability, and features the latest research and data to provide the most accurate assessment of the current M&A landscape. Ancillary materials include PowerPoint slides, a sample syllabus, and a test bank to facilitate training and streamline comprehension. As the global economy slows, merger and acquisition activity is expected to increase. This book provides an M&A primer for business executives and financial managers seeking a deeper understanding of how corporate restructuring can work for their companies. Understand the many forms of M&As, and the laws that govern them Learn the offensive and defensive techniques used during hostile acquisitions Delve into the strategies and motives that inspire M&As Access the latest data, research, and case studies on private equity, ethics, corporate governance, and more From large megadeals to various forms of downsizing, a full range of restructuring practices are currently being used to revitalize and supercharge companies around the world. Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructurings is an essential resource for executives needing to quickly get up to date to plan their own company's next moves.

In 1999, MCI WorldComm and Sprint agreed to merge. Valued at $129 billion, this expected transaction was the largest in history. However, it fell victim to regulators in Europe concerned with the potential monopoly power of the merged firm. This M&A action was merely the latest in a growing trend of "blockbuster" mergers over the past several years. Once a phenomenon seen primarily in the United States, mergers and acquisitions are increasingly being pursued across national boundaries. In short, acquisition strategies are among the most important corporate-level strategies in the new millennium. The need for clear, complete, and up-to-date guide to successful mergers and acquisitions had never been greater. This book more than fills that need. Looking at successful--and unsuccessful--mergers and acquisitions in a number of different industries, Mergers and Acquisitions: A Guide to Creating Value explains how to conduct an acquisition and how to avoid pitfalls that have doomed many such ventures. The authors take the reader step-by-step through the process, starting with the elements of a successful merger, due diligence to ensure that the target firm is sound and fits well with the acquiring firm, and how mergers and acquisitions are financed. They move on to explore how firms find partners/targets for acquisitions that have complementary resources and how to find partners with which integration and synergy can be achieved. Finally, they discuss the potential hazards found in M&A's and how to avoid them, how to conduct successful cross-border acquisitions, and how to ensure that ethical principles aren't breached during the process. Based on 15 years of research, this essential guide goes beyond specific case studies to cover all aspects of these ventures, making it required reading for all managers seeking to build a successful strategy.

The Second Edition, written by Robert B. Thompson, a leading scholar and teacher in the field, equips students with the legal rules and economic and financial principles they will need to help clients make keen strategic choices during an acquisition. Mergers and Acquisitions: Law and Finance offers up-to-date and rich, yet succinct, coverage with the perfect mix of theory and practice. Features: Cases and materials illustrating the continued judicial tolerance of poison pills, still the most important takeover defense (the Air Products decision) The changing use of staggered boards in the fact of institutional shareholder criticism (e.g., willing to vote against directors who don't remove classified boards) and litigation (the Air Products decision) Judicial efforts to develop a uniform standard for cash-out mergers (the CNX decision) Broadened attention to the role of activist shareholders in takeovers and updating of the CSX decision More material on federal rules including disclosure and antitrust and additional discussion on international aspects

Seminar paper from the year 2000 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 2, University of Vienna (BWL), course: Business English 4, language: English, abstract: Mergers and acquisitions are a means of corporate expansion and growth. They are not the only means of corporate growth, but are an alternative to growth by internal or organic capital investment.