Mergers, acquisitions and corporate restructuring: text and cases

Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition Sankaran and Vishwanath S R Diversification via Acquisition Vishwanath S R and Sankaran Searching for Acquisitions Vishwanath S R and Chandrasekhar Krishnamurti Value Drivers and Target Valuation Valuation of Privately Held Companies Pitabas Mohanty Vishwanath S R and Chandrasekhar Krishnamurti Real Options Analysis in Mergers and Acquisitions Vishwanath S R and Chandrasekhar Krishnamurti Design of Consideration in Acquisitions: Cash and Stock Offers Vishwanath S R Accounting and Tax Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions Vishwanath S R and Chandrasekhar Krishnamurti Cross-border Acquisitions P Raghavendra Rau The Empirical Evidence on Merger Sharon Hannes Takeover Defenses Vishwanath S R Post-merger Integration Vishwanath S R and Chandrasekhar Krishnamurti Spin-offs, Equity Carve-outs and Targeted Stock Offerings Vishwanath S R and Chandrasekhar Krishnamurti Bankruptcy and Reorganization Corey Rosen Employee Share Ownership Plans TEACHING CASES Corporate Governance Scandal at Satyam Computer Services Ltd. Financing Strategy at Tata Steel Kingfisher Airlines Ltd.: Debt Restructuring Reliance Communications Ltd.: A House of Cards? Wipro Ltd.: The Demerger Decision Suzlon Energy Ltd.: Debt Restructuring Index

This revised edition of the well-known text provides a comprehensive and well-balanced overview of the entire spectrum of activities in merger transactions, acquisitions, and corporate restructuring process. It comprises of insightful modules on search for acquisitions, value drivers and target valuation, design of consideration, accounting and tax factors, cross border acquisitions, and the restructuring of equity and debt contracts. Intended for students with an interest in the financial, strategic, and business issues surrounding corporate restructuring, this book will take the readers through a rigorous understanding of valuation in a variety of corporate settings. Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructuring: Text and Cases incorporates seven brief cases and six full-length teaching cases that instructors can use for classroom discussion and for in-depth understanding of the issues at hand. The book will help the readers answer crucial questions such as: • When does it make sense to acquire or restructure a firm's operations? • How does the structure of the deal affect the value creation potential? • How much value will the acquisition or restructuring create? • What are some of the post-merger integration issues that managers face?