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• I. TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS IN PRACTICE. 1. The Takeover Process.2. Strategic Processes3. The Legal and Regulatory Framework. Appendix A: Legal Due Diligence Preliminary Information Request. 4. Accounting for M&As. 5. Deal Structuring (Methods of Payment, Taxes, Collars, Contingent Payouts.) II. M&As IN THEORY AND PRACTICE. . 6. Theories of Mergers and Tender Offers. Appendix A: Measurement of Abnormal Returns. Appendix B: Chemical Industry Case Study. 7. The Timing of Merger Activity. 8. Empirical Tests of M&A Performance. Appendix A: Analysis of a Recent M&A Sample. III. VALUATION—THE STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE. 9. Alternative Approaches to Valuation. Appendix A: Derivation of Revenue Growth Valuation Formulas. 10. Increasing the Value of the Organization. Appendix A: Calculating Growth Rates. IV. RESTRUCTURING. 11. Restructuring and Divestitures. Appendix A: Restructuring in the Diversified Natural Gas Industry in the 1990s. 12. Empirical Tests of Corporate Restructuring and Divestitures. Appendix A: Analysis of a Sample of Recent Divestitures. 13. Financial Restructuring. V. M&A STRATEGIES. 14. Alliances and Joint Ventures. 15. ESOPs and MLPs. 16. Going Private and Leveraged Buyouts. Appendix A: Relation between WACC and CCF Models. Appendix B: Relation between CCF and APV Models. VI. STRATEGIES FOR CREATING VALUE. 18. Share Repurchases. 19. Takeover Defenses. 20. Corporate Governance and Performance. 21. Merger Arbitrage. 22. Implementation and Management Guides for M&As.

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• I. TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS IN PRACTICE. 1. The Takeover Process.2. Strategic Processes3. The Legal and Regulatory Framework. Appendix A: Legal Due Diligence Preliminary Information Request. 4. Accounting for M&As. 5. Deal Structuring (Methods of Payment, Taxes, Collars, Contingent Payouts.) II. M&As IN THEORY AND PRACTICE. . 6. Theories of Mergers and Tender Offers. Appendix A: Measurement of Abnormal Returns. Appendix B: Chemical Industry Case Study. 7. The Timing of Merger Activity. 8. Empirical Tests of M&A Performance. Appendix A: Analysis of a Recent M&A Sample. III. VALUATION—THE STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE. 9. Alternative Approaches to Valuation. Appendix A: Derivation of Revenue Growth Valuation Formulas. 10. Increasing the Value of the Organization. Appendix A: Calculating Growth Rates. IV. RESTRUCTURING. 11. Restructuring and Divestitures. Appendix A: Restructuring in the Diversified Natural Gas Industry in the 1990s. 12. Empirical Tests of Corporate Restructuring and Divestitures. Appendix A: Analysis of a Sample of Recent Divestitures. 13. Financial Restructuring. V. M&A STRATEGIES. 14. Alliances and Joint Ventures. 15. ESOPs and MLPs. 16. Going Private and Leveraged Buyouts. Appendix A: Relation between WACC and CCF Models. Appendix B: Relation between CCF and APV Models. VI. STRATEGIES FOR CREATING VALUE. 18. Share Repurchases. 19. Takeover Defenses. 20. Corporate Governance and Performance. 21. Merger Arbitrage. 22. Implementation and Management Guides for M&As.