{"product_id":"9780471395058","title":"Applied Mergers and Acquisitions","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Finance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eApplied Mergers and Acquisitions\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRobert F. Bruner | Joseph R. Perella\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Mergers \u0026amp; Acquisitions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive guide to the world of mergers and acquisitions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy do so many M\u0026amp;A transactions fail? And what drives the success of those deals that are consummated? Robert Bruner explains that M\u0026amp;A can be understood as a response by managers to forces of turbulence in their environment. Despite the material failure rates of mergers and acquisitions, those pulling the trigger on key strategic decisions can make them work if they spend great care and rigor in the development of their M\u0026amp;A deals. By addressing the key factors of M\u0026amp;A success and failure, Applied Mergers and Acquisitions can help readers do this. Written by one of the foremost thinkers and educators in the field, this invaluable resource teaches readers the art and science of M\u0026amp;A valuation, deal negotiation, and bargaining, and provides a framework for considering tradeoffs in an effort to optimize the value of any M\u0026amp;A deal. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eROBERT F. BRUNER\u003c\/b\u003e is the Distinguished Professor of Business Administration at the Darden School of the University of Virginia and Executive Director of the Batten Institute. He directs the Darden School's executive education course on mergers and acquisitions, and teaches the popular MBA elective on that topic. He is the author of over 250 case studies and a casebook, \u003ci\u003eCase Studies in Finance: Managing for Corporate Value Creation,\u003c\/i\u003e which has been adopted for use at over 200 schools. Bruner's articles have been published in the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Financial Economics,\u003c\/i\u003e the\u003ci\u003e Journal of Accounting and Economics,\u003c\/i\u003e the\u003ci\u003e Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis,\u003c\/i\u003e the\u003ci\u003e Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking,\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Financial Management.\u003c\/i\u003e He has served as a consultant to over twenty corporations as well as to the U.S. Government, and prior to his academic career, worked as a commercial banker and venture capitalist. Bruner holds a BA from Yale University, and an MBA and DBA from Harvard University. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 March 2004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780471395058\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1056\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e64.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315244069004,"sku":"9780471395058","price":94.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780471395058_093cf508-45bb-43ac-ad29-cc7261fa11e5.jpg?v=1780101674","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780471395058","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}