For undergraduate/graduate-level courses on Mergers and Acquisitions, or as a supplement for Business or Corporate Finance, Economics, or Strategy. This book brings together conceptual and empirical material in a systematic way. It provides students with a basis for understanding mergers and acquisitions and corporate restructuring. *NEW - Streamlined valuation material: Now oriented more fully to M&A decisions and case studies. Introduces many more cases in the text and as end-of-chapter exercises. *NEW - All new cases. *NEW - An explanation of the acquisition process: Provides a summary of all aspects of merger planning and implementation. Chapter 1. *NEW - New literature as well as new activities and developments in the world of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A).