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Walks you through every step of the process—from valuation to securities laws to closing and successful integration.When done correctly and cautiously, your company's next merger or acquisition should be an exciting, profitable time. But these complex transactions carry significant risk, no matter how simple or appealing they may look on the outside.Complete with expert advice, case studies, checklists, and sample documents, this fully updated edition of Mergers and Acquisitions from A to Z is your complete guide to help you be prepared and take steps to eliminate rivals, extend territory, and diversify offerings.It includes:The latest trends and regulatory developments.Best practices for structuring profitable deals.Effective ways to raise the capital needed to get deals done.Roles and risks for boards of directors in M&A.Guidelines for keeping deals on track and managing post-closing challenges.Valuable tools, checklists, and sample forms. It is absolutely vital for all involved in the deal to make sure they are guarding themselves against costly mistakes that have been the downfall for many leaders and organizations before them.  The fourth edition of Mergers and Acquisitions from A to Z further explains how to conduct due diligence, calculate the purchase price, understand the roles and risks for boards, and more. Don't make another deal without this trusted resource and its strategic and legal guidance by your side.

Talking mergers and acquisitions for small- to mid-sized companies can sound exciting as the architects behind the deals are wide-eyed with effective growth strategies.

However, these complex transactions carry significant risk, and it is absolutely vital for all involved in the deal to make sure they are guarding themselves against costly mistakes that have been the downfall for many leaders and organizations before them.

Complete with expert advice, case studies, checklists, and sample documents, law attorney and author Andrew Sherman walks you through every step of the process--from valuation to securities laws to closing and successful integration.

In Mergers and Acquisitions from A to Z, Sherman explains further how to:

conduct due diligence,calculate the purchase price,understand the roles and risks for boards, and more.

When done correctly and cautiously while fully educated on all avenues of the process, your company’s next merger or acquisition should be an exciting, profitable time as you take steps to eliminate rivals, extend territory, and diversify offerings.

But you must first be prepared! Don’t make another deal without Mergers and Acquisitions from A to Z and its strategic, legal guidance by your side.

Comprehensive and applicable to domestic and international franchising initiatives alike, this go-to guide remains the industry standard for insights on expanding your business.

As an experienced corporate and transaction lawyer, author Andrew Sherman offers insider insights into unique opportunities for business growth--specifically, leveraging your intellectual capital through franchising and licensing. By helping you understand what intellectual capital is, what revenue your company is entitled to, and how to manage these intangible assets, he provides knowledge and tools to keep your business not only operating, but growing in any economy.

Filled with examples, stories from the field, and forms for drafting franchising agreements and licensing programs, Franchising & Licensing simplifies the strategic, legal, financial, and operational aspects of these complex but highly profitable business strategies. You will learn how to: 

raise capital, structure agreements, and protect intellectual property; create market-responsive sales, marketing, and globalization strategies; establish quality control and compliance measures; and assess opportunities for mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and other alternatives to franchising 

This book also incorporates up-to-the-minute information on regulations, best practices, web strategies, branding techniques and global trademark laws, the new FDD disclosure format, and the latest franchising trends.

Whether you call it “harvesting intangible assets” or “intellectual property management,” organizations must make the most of everything they have to remain competitive and experience continual growth.

In this thought-provoking book, author Andrew J. Sherman shares insights and expertise gleaned from his work with some of the world’s leading companies who have capitalized on intellectual assets such as patents, trademarks, customer information, software codes, databases, business models, home-grown processes, and employee expertise.

Featuring instructive examples from organizations including Proctor & Gamble, IBM, and Google, Harvesting Intangible Assets reveals how companies large or small can uncover their intellectual property rights that are hiding just below the strategic surface. You’ll learn how to:

implement IP-driven growth and licensing strategies,foster a culture of innovation,turn research and development into revenue,and maximize your company’s profits.

Smart companies reap what they sow. Harvesting Intangible Assets gives readers the tools they need for a profitable harvest.

A helpful resource that helps business professionals navigate the murky waters of capital formation--offering actionable strategies to overcome challenges at every phase of the growth cycle.

Leveraging his years of experience as a strategic and legal entrepreneurial advisor, author Andrew Sherman provides useful advice for entrepreneurial leaders looking to grow their funds and expand their business. Raising Capital does this by providing the tools for building business plans, preparing loan proposals, drafting offering materials, and more.

Entrepreneurial leaders in any industry will learn how to:

identify their best sources of financing,treat their investors with respect and integrity,decipher legal documents,and gain the skills and patience to see their way successfully through the long haul of raising capital.

Including updated checklists, charts, and sample forms, this book gives insights on the latest trends in the domestic and global capital markets, an overview of recent developments in federal and state securities laws, and strategies for borrowing money from commercial banks in today’s credit-tightened markets.

Whether your business is a fledgling start-up, a rapid growth company, or a more established organization, Raising Capital will help you stay the course and take it to the next level.

Whether you call it “harvesting intangible assets” or “intellectual property management,” organizations must make the most of everything they have to remain competitive and experience continual growth.In this thought-provoking book, author Andrew J. Sherman shares insights and expertise gleaned from his work with some of the world’s leading companies who have capitalized on intellectual assets such as patents, trademarks, customer information, software codes, databases, business models, home-grown processes, and employee expertise.Featuring instructive examples from organizations including Proctor & Gamble, IBM, and Google, Harvesting Intangible Assets reveals how companies large or small can uncover their intellectual property rights that are hiding just below the strategic surface. You’ll learn how to:implement IP-driven growth and licensing strategies,foster a culture of innovation,turn research and development into revenue,and maximize your company’s profits.Smart companies reap what they sow. Harvesting Intangible Assets gives readers the tools they need for a profitable harvest.