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Mastering the Merger: Four Critical Decisions That Make or Break the Deal
by David Harding, Sam Rovit
from Harvard Business School Press
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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Relatively good read with M&A process nicely laid out but several weak areas 
Overall, this is a good book where the M&A process is nicely laid out and with critical decisions clearly explained. The part on why you should go away from a deal is valuable as it is always forgotten in other M&A books. There are several weak areas nonetheless in this book. The link with strategy is a bit simplistic: "organic growth is not enough, you have to acquire to really grow... and we have the data backing this claim." It is as easy to prove or contradict, depending on what you want to say... more info
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Excellent M&A Book 
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are often essential to a company's growth and viability. However, a staggering 70 percent of mergers fail, often with devastating consequences for all concerned. For executives contemplating a deal, Mastering the Merger is filled with excellent, actionable advice. It is written in a tight, compelling way that business leaders will find quite useful.
Mastering the Merger focuses on the importance of due diligence well before targets are identified and M&A decisions... more info
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Packed with Knowledge!
The odds are overwhelmingly against merger success - academic studies say 70% of mergers fail. Yet the biggest, most successful companies in the world grew through mergers and acquisitions. Building a global corporation from organic growth alone is nearly impossible. In this excellent discussion of merger basics, authors David Harding and Sam Rovit point out some facts that most academic analyses of mergers ignore. They show how successful acquirers tilt the odds in their favor. The secret is experience,... more info
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