Overview
This handbook teaches the basics of M&A strategies and discusses the major risks auditors need to look out for. It is intended to acquaint readers with the terms, strategies, and concepts that will enable them to sit at the table and be a player in perhaps the biggest and riskiest events to happen to their organizations. Checklists and a list of Internet sites for additional reference are included.
R680,00
Item No.: 390-061
ISBN: 0-89413-452-3
Publisher: The IIA Research Foundation
Publish Date: 2001
Authors: Barbara Davison
Media: Download
Page count: 5.5 X 8.5
Every year, thousands of organizations large and small, public and private, join forces through mergers and acquisitions hoping to accomplish together what they could not accomplish separately. Auditors can help organizations achieve the desired results of a new business strategy by playing an active “consultant role” throughout the process.
About the Author……………………………………………………………..v
Acknowledgements………………………………………………………….vii
Introduction to Mergers and Acquisitions………………………………..ix
What are Being ‘Mergerized”………………………………………………..1
Chapter 1: The M&A Process………………………………………………..5
Chapter 2: The Business Risk of M&A Activity…………………………..15
Part Two: Step Right Up and Pick a Number..Any Number Will Do….23
Chapter 3: Valuing the Corporation………………………………………..25
Chapter 4: Accounting Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions…………..37
Part Three: Looking Under the Hood and Kicking the Tires!……………..45
Chapter 5: Due Diligence………………………………………………………51
Part Four: One Big happy Family…………….NOT…………………………91
Chapter 6: Post Merger Intergration………………………………………….93
Web Sites………………………………………………………………………..105
Suggested Readings…………………………………………………………..113
