The Technology M&A Guidebook
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (916 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0471360104 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 420 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It covers every stage of the M&A process from arriving at the decision to buy or sell a company to handling the critically important postacquisition environment.This book reveals techniques for identifying companies worth buying; introduces the different types of deals and explains how they are funded; and discusses the strategic synergy and transaction structures that can make the new entity stronger than either of its component companies. From the Inside Flap Like any major business transaction, the M&A process is fraught with uncertainty, risk, and the unpredictable influence of personalities–and it favors those who come prepared. The Technology M&A Guidebook offers comprehensive preparat
Lu Phillips said A bottom-up veiw of M&A work.. This book solved a problem that I could not figure out from the other books on the shelf or with disjointed web searching: building a tech-oriented merger strategy from the bottom-up. As an engineer-turned-business person I rejected dozens of other books because, while the high finance cannot be ignored, backing into it from a solid operational approach gives a vitally fresh perspective in the boardroom. Blue collar grounding of fundamentals like production risk, buzz among talkative engineers,
Let The Technology M&A Guidebook help you beat the odds and make your sale or acquisition a complete success.. The comprehensive, practical guide to buying, selling, and merging technology companies The Technology M&A Guidebook provides executives and entrepreneurs interested in acquiring or selling a technology company with everything they need to know about the entire M&A process, from identifying target companies or buyers to financial analysis, due diligence, tax issues, valuation, and legal considerations. It also provides detailed analyses of factors involved in acquiring companies from different sectors, including: * Semiconductor equipment and chip manufacturers * PC/workstation and related hardware companies * Software businesses * Data networking and telecommunications firms * Internet-related companies Don't enter the M&A process unprepared. This book explores specific issues that are unique to technology M&A: assessing the impact of technology sector high-change rates; market-driven product development; company culture issues; engineers as managers and managers as engineers; consumer and technical product differences; technology marketing issues; intellectual property considerations; Internet interaction; and more
He teaches graduate courses in financial accounting and managerial decision making. COURT HUBER, PhD, is a Director of the Executive MBA Program and Senior Lecturer, Department of Accounting, at the University of Texas at Austin. He has over twenty years of high-technology professional experience in such high-tech havens as Silicon Valley; Austin, Texas; and Chicago. Paulson has worked with or for such notable companies as Seagate Technology, Wang Laboratories, and IB