The M&A Failure Trap : Why Most Mergers and Acquisitions Fail and How the Few Succeed / Baruch Lev and Feng Gu.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Appetizer: The good, the bad, and the ugly -- The ever-changing nature of M&As (1): Deal characteristics -- The ever-changing nature of M&As (2): Markets and merger sizes -- Internal development: the alternative to acquisitions -- The folly of the conglomerate acquisitions -- Are there "best times" to acquire business (1)? External opportunities -- Are there "best times" to acquire business (2)? Internal opportunities -- Integration - the Achilles' heel of M&A -- Accounting matters -- Killer acquisitions -- Holding onto losers -- Means of acquisition payment: Cash, stocks, or mix? Does it matters -- But what if executives are irrational or self-centered? -- The human elements: Acquisitions, executives, and employees -- Do it yourself: Predict an acquisition's outcome -- How to spring the M&A Failure Trap

"Major corporate decisions, such as business restructuring and mergers & acquisitions are also predicated on financial indicators of profitability and asset/liabilities values. This book examines the usefulness of financial (accounting) information for capital market decisions and provides an unsatisfactory report"-- Provided by publisher.