The Art of the Deal - After acquiring 40 companies in 6 years, Cisco's CEO knows how to size up a buy.
Publisher: Business 2.0     Author: James Daly   

The Battle Over Merger Accounting - Discusses the debate surrounding the decision of the Financial Accounting Standards Board to eliminate the pooling of interests method of accounting when a merger occurs. It illustrates the concepts and reports research on the actual impact on stock prices.
Publisher: Graziadio Business Report     Author: Michael Davis   

The Habits Stephen Covey Forgot ....... - Why do most M & A's fail? The most common three reasons are: incompatible cultures, inability to manage the target company, and being unable to implement the change. In other words, the integration factor.
Publisher: The CEO Refresher     Author: Anne Riches   

The M&A Game Challenge - The FASB has revised the rules for merger accounting, and the result in the short term may be a lot of confusion. A look at the likely impact of the new regulations.
Publisher: Financial Executive Online Edition     Author: Joanne W. Rockness, Howard O. Rockness and Susan H. Ivancevich   

The Price is Right—or Is It? - Despite the feverish pace of global M&A deal making, expectations often outstrip results. In fact, once the ink has dried, more than half of all M&A transactions fail to create the shareholder value anticipated.
Publisher: PricewaterhouseCoopers     Author: Robert G. Eccles, Kersten L. Lanes, and Thomas C. Wilson   

Valuation Essentials For CFOs - So much has been written about "value" and "creating value" that maximizing shareholder value is a primary concern at most public companies. But many financial executives must make calculations and decisions about value for entities for which no stock market price exists.
Publisher: Financial Executive Online Edition     Author: Frank C. Evans   

Weak Companies, Strong Mergers? - At both companies involved in a merger, just about everyone's job becomes sharply redefined as company missions and corporate cultures change.
Publisher: Fast Company     Author: George Anders   

What Is Your Company Worth? - Sometimes the best thing you can do for you and the company you founded is to place it on the auction block. The key is getting the true value of your enterprise.
Publisher: Black Enterprise     Author: George Alexander   

When Dealmaking's Hot, They Turn to S.W.A.T - Navigant International's M&A "S.W.A.T." team approach has enabled it to successfully acquire some three dozen companies in the past four years.
Publisher: Financial Executive Online Edition     Author: Shelley Gonzales   

Where Cash is Anything but Trash - When it seems like everyone is using equity these days to finance large acquisitions, why did Honeywell use debt to buy Measurex? For good reasons. Equity, contends CFO Lawrence Stranghoener, only looks cheap.
Publisher: CFO.com     Author: Stephen Barr