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An Insight into Mergers and Acquisitions

A Growth Perspective

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Provides an insight in the phenomenon of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), including various forms of corporate restructuring
  • Includes latest Accounting and regulatory aspects specifically INDAS (IFRS) for M&A and provisions of New Companies Act in India
  • Covers real life and latest cases in the corporate world which have gone for mergers and acquisitions

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Motives of M&A and Deal Synergies

    • Vinod Kumar, Priti Sharma
    Pages 31-43
  3. M&A Process and Defensive Strategies

    • Vinod Kumar, Priti Sharma
    Pages 45-60
  4. Deal Structuring and Financing

    • Vinod Kumar, Priti Sharma
    Pages 61-75
  5. Deal Valuation

    • Vinod Kumar, Priti Sharma
    Pages 77-105
  6. Accounting for Mergers and Acquisition

    • Vinod Kumar, Priti Sharma
    Pages 107-121
  7. Performance Evaluation of M&A

    • Vinod Kumar, Priti Sharma
    Pages 123-133
  8. Regulatory Insights for M&A in India

    • Vinod Kumar, Priti Sharma
    Pages 135-160
  9. Overview of Select M&A Deals

    • Vinod Kumar, Priti Sharma
    Pages 161-181
  10. Why Mergers and Acquisitions Fail?

    • Vinod Kumar, Priti Sharma
    Pages 183-195
  11. Case Discussions of Mergers and Acquisitions

    • Vinod Kumar, Priti Sharma
    Pages 197-220

About this book

This book provides an insight in the phenomenon of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), including the various forms of corporate restructuring. It highlights the importance of M&A as a strategy for faster growth in the corporate. The book provides an enriched experience of the art of valuation with detailed description of M&A process, deal structuring and financing. The book also provides the broader perspective of Accounting and Regulatory aspects of M&A. 

While covering the conceptual underpinnings of M&A, the book supplements it with real life examples on each sub-topic with various numeric examples. Thus the judicious blend of theory and practical aspects, through numerical as well as real life case-studies, make the book a source of vast knowledge in the complicated and dynamic world of M&A.

Authors and Affiliations

  • SGND Khalsa College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

    Vinod Kumar

  • Institute of Management Technology, Centre for Distance Learning, Ghaziabad, India

    Priti Sharma

About the authors

Dr Vinod Kumar is Associate Professor at SGND Khalsa college, Delhi University, India. He has teaching experience of 40 years at Delhi University and many of the management institutes of repute. He was dean and director of International College of Financial Planning for a period of 2 years. He has been conducting workshops for FPSB, NSE, BSE, BNP PARIBAS and BAJAJ CAPITAL on various subjects of financial markets. He is the founder editor of the investors’ India magazine of Bajaj Capital. He is also an associate of IIAS, Shimla. He was the coordinator for Ministry of HRD Project, EPG -Pathshala for financial markets and institutions. 

Dr Priti Sharma is an Assistant Professor at Institute of Management Technology Centre for Distance Learning India, Ghaziabad, India.She has been associated with International College of Financial Planning (ICoFP) - A Bajaj Capital Group institute, ICFAI, National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange as full time/ visiting faculty. She has worked with Flex Industries Ltd in corporate finance division.  She developed the Content of MOOCs for ‘Financial Institutions & Markets’ course for Ministry of HRD Project ‘EPG Pathshala’.


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eBook USD 99.00
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Hardcover Book USD 129.99
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