The Complete Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions
Process Tools to Support M&A Integration at Every Level
Category:
Finance
(9)
(8)
(3)In this summary you will learn
- How to address the concerns of employees and customers during the M&A process
- Why merger integration is always painful for someone
- How leadership — or lack of it — can make or break a merger
Why you should read The Complete Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions
This thorough, detailed book focuses on the misunderstood aspects of merger and acquisition management. Timothy J. Galpin and Mark Herndon clearly have vast experience and draw on case studies to illustrate their suggestions. They provide sample surveys and integration flow charts to guide hands-on planning, and offer practical advice that you can apply in real-world situations. Not all of these ideas are new, nor do the authors claim them to be. Instead, they apply the most relevant ideas from management and psychology to M&A. The authors hammer home an extremely consistent message: You must communicate. They present their ideas clearly, even though the book is often wordy and uses a lot of passive voice (alas, business prose). Nonetheless, this is actually a very dense book and the authors are careful not to waste the reader’s time. This is essential reading for virgin M&A managers, and getAbstract thinks that even experienced acquirers may find much to learn.
About the Authors
Timothy J. Galpin is global practice leader for Merger and Acquisition Services with Watson Wyatt Worldwide and has been involved in more than 30 successful mergers. He is the author of two previous books, The Human Side of Change, and Making Strategy Work, Mark Herndon serves as regional leader for Merger and Acquisition Services with Watson Wyatt Worldwide.
Comment on this summary
Be the first to write a comment! Sign in to share your opinion
If you wish to purchase 20 or more copies of this title (not the summary, but the actual book), please contact us at info@getAbstract.com. Make sure you include the title of the book and your phone number.
getAbstract makes it easy for you to access the summary of The Complete Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions any time or any place. Once registered, you can choose from a variety of download formats: PDF for your computer, BlackBerry, iPhone, Kindle, PDA or other handheld devices. You can even obtain the audio version of many of our summaries.
Subscribe today to gain access to this summary as well as many other compelling titles!
