Mergers and Acquisitions Books

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Make the Deal: Negotiating Mergers and Acquisitions (Bloomberg Financial) Make the Deal: Negotiating Mergers and Acquisitions (Bloomberg Financial)
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avg rating 4.23 — 52 ratings — published 2016
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The Art of Distressed M&A: Buying, Selling, and Financing Troubled and Insolvent Companies The Art of Distressed M&A: Buying, Selling, and Financing Troubled and Insolvent Companies (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.29 — 35 ratings — published 2010
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Sanctioned: The Inside Story of the Sale of Chelsea FC Sanctioned: The Inside Story of the Sale of Chelsea FC (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.85 — 61 ratings — published
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Grit, Rigour & Humour: The INEOS Story Grit, Rigour & Humour: The INEOS Story (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.56 — 16 ratings — published
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The Alchemists: The INEOS Story – An Industrial Giant Comes of Age The Alchemists: The INEOS Story – An Industrial Giant Comes of Age (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.72 — 106 ratings — published
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Bloodsport: When Ruthless Dealmakers, Shrewd Ideologues, and Brawling Lawyers Toppled the Corporate Establishment Bloodsport: When Ruthless Dealmakers, Shrewd Ideologues, and Brawling Lawyers Toppled the Corporate Establishment (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.44 — 113 ratings — published
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The Dealmaker’s Ten Commandments: Ten Essential Tools for Business Forged in the Trenches of Hollywood The Dealmaker’s Ten Commandments: Ten Essential Tools for Business Forged in the Trenches of Hollywood (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 49 ratings — published 2015
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How to Close a Deal Like Warren Buffett: Lessons from the World's Greatest Dealmaker How to Close a Deal Like Warren Buffett: Lessons from the World's Greatest Dealmaker (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.04 — 54 ratings — published 2012
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Never Make the First Offer (Except When You Should) Wisdom from a Master Dealmaker Never Make the First Offer (Except When You Should) Wisdom from a Master Dealmaker
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avg rating 3.68 — 139 ratings — published 2009
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The M&A Failure Trap: Why Most Mergers and Acquisitions Fail and How the Few Succeed (Wiley Finance) The M&A Failure Trap: Why Most Mergers and Acquisitions Fail and How the Few Succeed (Wiley Finance)
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avg rating 4.00 — 7 ratings — published
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The Deal Paradox: Mergers and Acquisitions Success in the Age of Digital Transformation The Deal Paradox: Mergers and Acquisitions Success in the Age of Digital Transformation (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.20 — 5 ratings — published
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Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 6,160 ratings — published 2023
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The Dealmaker: Lessons from a Life in Private Equity The Dealmaker: Lessons from a Life in Private Equity (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.90 — 590 ratings — published
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The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost it All The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost it All (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 2,564 ratings — published 2022
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The Caesars Palace Coup: How a Billionaire Brawl Over the Famous Casino Exposed the Power and Greed of Wall Street The Caesars Palace Coup: How a Billionaire Brawl Over the Famous Casino Exposed the Power and Greed of Wall Street (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 3,329 ratings — published 2021
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Money Games: The Inside Story of How American Dealmakers Saved Korea's Most Iconic Bank Money Games: The Inside Story of How American Dealmakers Saved Korea's Most Iconic Bank (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.42 — 262 ratings — published
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Why Deals Fail (and how to rescue them) Why Deals Fail (and how to rescue them)
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avg rating 4.45 — 11 ratings — published
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Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions (Wiley Finance) Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions (Wiley Finance)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2016
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Make the Deal: Negotiating Mergers & Acquisitions (Bloomberg Financial) Make the Deal: Negotiating Mergers & Acquisitions (Bloomberg Financial)
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avg rating 4.75 — 8 ratings — published 2016
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Top 10 IT Mistakes To Avoid in a Merger and Acquisition Top 10 IT Mistakes To Avoid in a Merger and Acquisition (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.57 — 7 ratings — published 2012
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Mergers & Acquisitions: An Insider's Guide to the Purchase and Sale of Middle Market Business Interests Mergers & Acquisitions: An Insider's Guide to the Purchase and Sale of Middle Market Business Interests (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.00 — 15 ratings — published 2009
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Surviving M&A: Make the Most of Your Company Being Acquired Surviving M&A: Make the Most of Your Company Being Acquired (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.42 — 12 ratings — published 2009
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Mergers and Acquisitions: Corporate Finance Corporate Finance (Business & Economics) Mergers and Acquisitions: Corporate Finance Corporate Finance (Business & Economics)
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avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published 2000
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Deals Deals and More Deals: Risk Arbitrage - The Announcement of a Merger is the Beginning of an Opportunity Deals Deals and More Deals: Risk Arbitrage - The Announcement of a Merger is the Beginning of an Opportunity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.50 — 12 ratings — published 1999
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The Takeover Barons of Wall Street: Inside the Billion-dollar Merger Game The Takeover Barons of Wall Street: Inside the Billion-dollar Merger Game (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published
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Managing the Merger Managing the Merger (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 5 ratings — published 1992
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Joining Forces: Making One Plus One Equal Three in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Alliances Joining Forces: Making One Plus One Equal Three in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Alliances (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 16 ratings — published 1997
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Reverse Mergers: Taking a Company Public Without an IPO Reverse Mergers: Taking a Company Public Without an IPO (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.67 — 9 ratings — published
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Mergers and Acquisitions Deal-Makers: Building a Winning Team Mergers and Acquisitions Deal-Makers: Building a Winning Team (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.67 — 3 ratings — published 2007
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Intelligent M&A: Navigating the Mergers and Acquisitions Minefield Intelligent M&A: Navigating the Mergers and Acquisitions Minefield (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.77 — 56 ratings — published 2007
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The Synergy Solution: How Companies Win the Mergers &Acquisitions Game The Synergy Solution: How Companies Win the Mergers &Acquisitions Game (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.82 — 51 ratings — published 2022
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The Value Killers: How Mergers and Acquisitions Cost Companies Billions—And How to Prevent It The Value Killers: How Mergers and Acquisitions Cost Companies Billions—And How to Prevent It (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.38 — 8 ratings — published
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Merger Masters: Tales of Arbitrage Merger Masters: Tales of Arbitrage (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.53 — 128 ratings — published
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Mergers and Acquisitions For Dummies Mergers and Acquisitions For Dummies (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.93 — 98 ratings — published 2011
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Mergers & Acquisitions Integration Handbook: Helping Companies Realize The Full Value of Acquisitions (Wiley Finance Book 657) Mergers & Acquisitions Integration Handbook: Helping Companies Realize The Full Value of Acquisitions (Wiley Finance Book 657)
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avg rating 3.61 — 57 ratings — published 2012
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Art of M&A Valuation and Modeling: A Guide to Corporate Valuation (The Art of M&A Series) Art of M&A Valuation and Modeling: A Guide to Corporate Valuation (The Art of M&A Series)
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avg rating 4.25 — 4 ratings — published 2013
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Mergers and Acquisitions Strategy for Consolidations: Roll Up, Roll Out and Innovate for Superior Growth and Returns Mergers and Acquisitions Strategy for Consolidations: Roll Up, Roll Out and Innovate for Superior Growth and Returns (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.50 — 14 ratings — published 2012
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M&A Titans: The Pioneers Who Shaped Wall Street's Mergers and Acquisitions Industry M&A Titans: The Pioneers Who Shaped Wall Street's Mergers and Acquisitions Industry (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.67 — 73 ratings — published 2008
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Deals of the Century: Wall Street, Mergers, and the Making of Modern America Deals of the Century: Wall Street, Mergers, and the Making of Modern America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.26 — 23 ratings — published 2003
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Big Deal: Mergers and Acquisitions in the Digital Age Big Deal: Mergers and Acquisitions in the Digital Age (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 109 ratings — published 1998
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The Art of M&A, Sixth Edition: A Merger, Acquisition, and Buyout Guide The Art of M&A, Sixth Edition: A Merger, Acquisition, and Buyout Guide (Hardcover)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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The Art of M&A Strategy: A Guide to Building Your Company's Future through Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures (The Art of M&A Series) The Art of M&A Strategy: A Guide to Building Your Company's Future through Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures (The Art of M&A Series)
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avg rating 3.27 — 11 ratings — published 2011
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The Art of M&A Integration: A Guide to Merging Resources, Processes, and Responsibilties The Art of M&A Integration: A Guide to Merging Resources, Processes, and Responsibilties (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.27 — 11 ratings — published 1997
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Investment Banking: Valuation, Leveraged Buyouts, and Mergers & Acquisitions Investment Banking: Valuation, Leveraged Buyouts, and Mergers & Acquisitions (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 1,146 ratings — published 2009
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“Finally, the legitimization of the corporate holding company [1890] established a business structure that lessened the threat of competition by allowing for the elimination of competitors. The merger movement followed and horizontal combinations of productive capability reorganized industry into large blocks of corporate power.”
Donald Stabile, Prophets of Order: The Rise of the New Class, Technocracy and Socialism in America

Gar Alperovitz
“The power of the big fish in general to regroup is hardly restricted to banking. When Standard Oil was broken up in 1911, the immediate effect was to replace a national monopoly with a number of regional monopolies controlled by many of the same Wall Street interests. Ultimately, the regional monopolies regrouped: In 1999 Exxon (formerly Standard Oil Company of New Jersey) and Mobil (formerly Standard Oil Company of New York) reconvened in one of the largest mergers in US history. In 1961 Kyso (formerly Standard Oil of Kentucky) was purchased by Chevron (formerly Standard Oil of California); and in the 1960s and 1970s Sohio (formerly Standard Oil of Ohio) was bought by British Petroleum (BP), which then, in 1998, merged with Amoco (formerly Standard Oil of Indiana).

The tale of AT&T is similar. As the result of an antitrust settlement with the government, on January 1, 1984, AT&T spun off its local operations so as to create seven so-called Baby Bells. But the Baby Bells quickly began to merge and regroup. By 2006 four of the Baby Bells were reunited with their parent company AT&T, and two others (Bell Atlantic and NYNEX) merged to form Verizon.

So the hope that you can make a banking breakup stick (even if it were to be achieved) flies in the face of some pretty daunting experience. Also, note carefully a major political fact: The time when traditional reformers had enough power to make tough banking regulation really work was the time when progressive politics still had the powerful institutional backing of strong labor unions.

But as we have seen, that time is long ago and far away.”
Gar Alperovitz, What Then Must We Do?: Straight Talk about the Next American Revolution

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