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Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
Bryan Burrough, John Helyar
Collins Business, 2003
They Don't Teach You This Stuff in Business School...
Jump right into the middle of one of the biggest and most tumultuous leveraged buyouts in history. After reading this book, you will feel as though you know the players involved...everybody from F. Ross Johnson at RJR Nabisco to Peter Atkins, the lawyer from Skadden ...
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Bear-Trap: The Fall of Bear Stearns and the Panic of 2008
Bill Bamber
Brick Tower Books, 2008
Great Book
The book is very well written. Contents and events are explained in a manner that is very approachable for the non finance professional. The book gives you a very good blow by blow account of what it is like to be in the trenches of a financial institution that is ...
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Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructurings
Patrick A. Gaughan
Wiley, 2007
The Premier Merger Book
This book is an excellent pragmatic treatment of the topic of mergers. It surveys the relevant research and combines it with many practical examples to demonstrate its relevance. The abundant case studies serve to drive home each major point. The topics covered feature ...
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Applied Mergers and Acquisitions (Wiley Finance)
Robert F. Bruner
Wiley, 2004
Very comprehenive in an acedemic way
Very complete but not a "how to.." guide.
A great and thought provoking resource.
Should be on every investment banker book shelf
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The Alpine Traitor (Emma Lord Mysteries, No. 20)
Mary Daheim
Ballantine Books, 2008
Emma Lord is back
The Alpine series is a delight and I look forward to each outing. Emma Lord is back in another wonderful mystery set in Alpine, Washington. Tom Cavanaugh's family comes to town and starts trouble for Emma and her staff at the Advocate, and turmoil erupts.
I won't ...
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The Art of M&A, 4th Ed
Stanley Foster Reed, Alexandra Lajoux, ...
McGraw-Hill, 2007
Authoritative and completely up-to-date, the Fourth Edition of The Art of M&A is an unsurpassed, one-stop guide to every facet of mergers and acquisitions that enables you to make winning deals with complete confidence. This definitive resource retains its popular Q&A format, offering quick access to all the changes that have occurred ...
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Mergers and Acquisitions from A to Z
Andrew J. Sherman, Milledge A. Hart
AMACOM, 2006
Mergers and Acquisitions from A and Z by Sherman
The author explains the distinction between a merger combination and the purchasing of assets in an acquisition by the buyer.
Mergers involve considerable restructuring and revaluations
as a condition precedent to success. Classic merger difficulties
involve ...
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Mergers and Acquisitions: A Step-by-Step Legal and Practical Guide
Edwin L. Miller
Wiley, 2008
Great Guide
This is an extremely useful guide for the business practitioner in the sometimes complex arena of mergers and acquisitions. The book provides clear guidance through the process from start to finish. Highly recommended.
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The Art of M&A Due Diligence
Alexandra Reed Lajoux, Charles M. Elson
McGraw-Hill, 2000
Book is an excellent resource for anyone serious about M&A.
Alexandra Reed LaJoux has done it again. Her most recent book on "The Art of M&A Due Diligence" is a valuable tool for the seasoned practitioner as well as the neophyte. She and her co-author Charles Elson effectively combine the big picture with relevant detail so ...
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The Predators' Ball: The Inside Story of Drexel Burnham and the Rise of the Junk Bond Raiders
Connie Bruck
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1989
It was just a party! A Very nice one!
I Love this Book and the Brass ones it took to actually write it!
Magic Mike was brilliant! Not so legal, but a genius!
And "The Predator's Ball", was a just a Very expensive weekend party in a bungalow at The Hotel California!
Great story, too bad it will never be ...
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The Fourth Order: A Novel
Stephen Frey
Ballantine Books, 2007
This author is always fun to read
I have read four previous Stephen Frey novels, and they have all been great. This one is especially timely. His novels have a financial background, but he writes in layman terms, so anyone that does not have a business acumen, can still enjoy them .... and learn a ...
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The Neutronium Alchemist: Part I - Consolidation (Neutronium Alchemist)
Peter F. Hamilton
Aspect, 1998
Action heats up as both sides begin to consolidate their assets
Book 2A or 3 (depending on how you want to count the books) begins on the pastoral planet of Norfolk and ends on an asteroid in the Dorados called Ayacucho. I felt this extreme contrast shows how the people of the Confederation's innocence has been stripped away by ...
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Valuation: Mergers, Buyouts and Restructuring (Wiley Finance)
Enrique R. Arzac
Wiley, 2007
Planet Best
I have read many many books on Valuation for investment banking purposes. Many of them have good theories and decent number crunching. But this is the best one in regard technical aspects of finance. It's not for everyone. The book really is for practioner and MBA ...
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Big Deal: Mergers and Acquisitions in the Digital Age
Bruce Wasserstein
Business Plus, 2001
Extremely dry book
This book makes the Mojave look positively flush with water. Mr. Wasserstein addresses a fascinating topic--mergers and acquistions--with all the passion of a mortician. Why the five stars? Mr. Wasserstein also happens to be a brilliant attorney, and have a ...
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The Complete Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions: Process Tools to Support M&A Integration at Every Level ...
Timothy J. Galpin, Mark Herndon
Jossey-Bass, 2007
Packed With Knowledge!
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 ...
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