MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, AND OTHER RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES
An Integrated Approach to Process, Tools, Cases, and Solutions To order this title, and for more information, click here Fifth Edition
By Donald DePamphilis, Dr. DePamphilis has managed more than 30 acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures. He holds a Harvard a Ph.D. in economics and is
Clinical Professor of Finance at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Description In the 5th edition of this well-known text, Dr. DePamphilis explains the real world of mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring based
on his academic knowledge and personal experiences with over 30 such deals himself. The CDROM and password-protected website for students
is unique in enabling students to download and customize content. Important enhancements unique to the fifth edition: all 99 cases involve
real-life deals made or announced within the last 5 years, extensive discussions of all current valuation techniques and their strengths
and weaknesses, cross-border transactions analyzed and explained in detail, tax and legal issues covered comprehensively. Student Resource
CDROM contains with hundreds of practice problems in interactive tests providing immediate feedback and solutions, chapter outlines,
and selected case study solutions. Complete on-line instructor's manual completely updated as well including test bank with hundreds
of questions not provided to students, in multiple choice, true false and essay format and all with answers, case study questions and
solutions, ppt slides for each lecture, and many other instructor resources. Instructors can load the test bank into their institutions
LMS for randomized and scoring tests.
INSTRUCTORS MANUAL
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Section 1: Chapter PowerPoint lecture slides. (Note that the Student Resources CDROM accompanying the text
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Section 2: Test Bank/Solution Set (More than 1500)
– Chapter Learning Objectives/Outcomes (i.e.,
what the instructor hopes students will master upon completion of each chapter)
– Answers to End of Chapter Discussion Questions
–
Solutions to End of Chapter Business Cases
– Solutions to End of Chapter Practice Problems for Chapters 7 and 8
– Examination Questions
and Answers:
--True/False
--Multiple Choice
--Short Essay Questions (The author also recommends using end of chapter Discussion Questions
for this purpose)
Section 3: Example Syllabi for teaching the course at various levels:
Undergraduate
advanced undergraduate
MBA
and Masters in Finance
Section 4: Examples of Excellent Student Papers
a. Sony Acquires MGM in a Cash for Stock Deal
1. Sony Business
Plan
2. Sales by Business Segment __2
3. Sales by Business Segment
4. LTD Analysis
5. Final Financials
b. Lionshare Equity?s LBO of Plumtree
1. Revised Model for Plumtree
2. LBO Business Plan
c. K2 Acquires Fotoball in a Stock for Stock Deal
1. K2 Fotoball Worksheet
d.
CCF Acquires CPK in a Cash and Stock for Stock Deal
1. Title and Executive Summary
2. Final Version
3. CPK Final Valuation
Model
PLUS:
Over 1,500 Question Interactive Test Bank with Multiple Choice Questions and True or False Questions using the Elsevier Learning
Interactions Library. Instructors can download these flash files, place them on their university's Learning Management System and students
can take the test online. The Test Bank in concert with the LMS enables randomized testing as well. If the university allows for content
posting to the LMS, students will be able to post these files without additional instruction.
These tests are are SCORM compliant, so
the tests will be automatically scored and scorse can be returned to the LMS for the instructor?s review.
STUDENT RESOURCES CDROM INCLUDED
WITH THE BOOK
Contents:
1. Acquirer Due Diligence Question List
2. Excel-Based Mergers and Acquisitions Valuation and Structuring Model
3. Excel-Based Leveraged Buyout Valuation and Structuring Model
4. Excel-Based Real Options Valuation Model
5. PowerPoint Slides for
each chapter
6. Chapter Summaries
7. Acquisition Process: The Gee Whiz Media Case Study (including discussion
questions and solutions)
8. Examples of Agreements of Purchase and Sale for Asset and Stock Purchases
9. 2005 MCI-Verizon Merger Agreement (actual agreement)
10. Supernormal Growth Model Valuation Example
PLUS:
Interactive Practice Tests using the Elsevier Learning Interactions Library with
Over 750 questions:
--True/False
--Multiple Choice
All run using Flash, and provide immediate feedback on correct answer if answered
wrong, and are randomized and timed.
Audience
MBA and advanced undergraduate and graduate Finance students taking courses in: Mergers & Acquisitions, corporate restructuring, corporate strategy
Contents Part 1: the Mergers and Acquisitions Environment Chapter 1: Introduction to Mergers and Acquisitions Chapter 2: Regulatory Considerations Chapter
3: The Corporate Takeover Market: Common Takeover Tactics, Antitakeover Defenses, and Corporate Governance Part 2: The Mergers and
Acquisitions Process Chapter 4: Planning: Developing Business and Acquisition Plans--Phases 1 and 2 of the Acquisitions Process Chapter
5: Implementation: Search through closing--Phases 3-10 Chapter 6: Integration: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Business Alliances Part
3: Merger and Acquisition Valuation and Modeling Concepts Chapter 7: Primer on Cash Flow Valuation and Forecasting Chapter 8: Applying
Relative Valuation, Asset-Oriented, and Real Option Valuation Methods to Mergers and Acquisitions Chapter 9: Applying Financial Modeling
Techniques to Value and Structure Mergers and Acquisitions Chapter 10: Analysis and Valuation of Privately Held Companies Part
4: Deal Structuring and Financial Strategies Chapter 11: Deal Structuring Process: Payment and Legal Considerations Chapter 12:
Deal Structuring Process: Tax and Accounting Considerations Chapter 13: Financing Transactions: Leveraged Buyout Structures and Valuation Part
5: Alternative Business and Restructuring Strategies Chapter 14: Shared Growth and Shared Control Strategies: Joint Ventures, Partnerships,
Strategic Alliances, and Licensing Chapter 15: Alternative Exit and Restructuring Strategies: Divestitures, Spin-Offs, Carve-Outs,
Split-Ups, and Split-Offs Chapter 16: Alternative Exit and Restructuring Strategies: Reorganization and Liquidation Both Inside and
Outside the Protection of Bankruptcy Court Chapter 17: Cross Border Transactions: Analysis and Valuation
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