Getting mergers and acquisitions transactions successfully completed requires an understanding of the legal framework, negotiating points, and practical aspects of each stage of the deal. M&As are complex undertakings with lots of moving parts and no end of tricky twists and turns at every stage of the process. This is why, no matter what your role in an M&A, it behooves you to learn as much as you can about their mechanics before entering into such arrangements or you could come out of it with a lot less than you'd bargained for.


Fortunately, Mergers and Acquisitions, Second Edition makes it easier than ever for you to quickly get up to speed on all the M&A basics. Part legal primer, part business and negotiating how-to, it provides comprehensive, easy-to-digest insights, advice, and guidance for managers, investors, attorneys, and business professionals.


Attorneys Edwin Miller and Lewis Segall draw upon their decades of experience orchestrating M&As in both the public and private spheres to school you in the mechanics of M&As. Taking a multidisciplinary, solution-oriented approach, they walk you step by step through the entire process, filling you in on what you need to know about finance fundamentals, structuring transactions, tax considerations, leveraged buyouts, acquiring troubled businesses, and much more.


New to this edition of the critically acclaimed guide are discussions of cross-border transactions and quasi-M&A deals like joint ventures, and a companion website providing checklists and sample forms to facilitate organization and concrete understanding.


From the initial engagement letter to the final acquisition agreement, Mergers and Acquisitions, Second Edition arms you with the knowledge and tools you need to successfully navigate the M&A process and come out of it with everything you bargain for.