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Takeovers, Restructuring, and Corporate Governance
by J. Fred Weston, Juan A. Siu, Brian A. Johnson
from Prentice-Hall

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

• Absolutely cheat
  It is a study guide! Not the book!
  It is a study guide! Not the book!
  It is a study guide! Not the book!
  It is a study guide! Not the book!
  It is a study guide! Not the book!
  I made a order in Jan and the book came 2 months later. Most importantly, this is not the book, it was a study guide but the seller never mentioned this in the link of the book.
  

• Interesting Subject... Boring Book
  The subject of this book is quite interesting and the knowledgable authors add many insights into the field of Mergers and Aquisitions. However, the book is poorly written and designed. Simply opening the book will show colorless pages and bland figures that perfectly reflect the tone and content within. There is also a surprising number of spelling mistakes and grammatical errors (something I should not expect if I'm paying over $100 for a book).

• Solid text to introduce this topic - readable and helpful
  The fourth edition came out in 2003 and I am not familiar with earlier editions. In my view, this is a very good text. In its nearly 700 pages, it provides a solid and comprehensive overview of this interesting and important topic. Obviously, no textbook can be both a survey of the topic and provide complete coverage of every topic. This book goes deep enough that students being introduced to this topic will find plenty to work on and get enough information to develop a feel for all that is involved in... more info

• I expected more
  Considering the reputation of the primary author, I found the book to be ponderous to read and seemingly focused more on what the authors wanted to discuss than what might be really useful to students and those practicing M&A. The authors should have sought a more appropriate balance between theory and practice. This tome is weighted in favor of theory. It seems to spend more time addressing societal issues and issues of government policy than addressing the mechanics of how to plan for and implement... more info

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