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PATRICK A. GAUGHAN is President of Economatrix Research Associates, Inc. He is also Professor of Economics and Finance at the College of Business at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Dr. Gaughan has authored several books and articles in the field of mergers and acquisitions and other areas of finance and economics. He is actively engaged in the practice of business valuations for mergers and acquisitions, as well as other related applications. He has been teaching mergers and acquisitions on the graduate level for many years, and is a consultant to a number of Fortune 500 companies.

Preface

PART ONE: BACKGROUND

1 Introduction

2 History of Mergers

3 Legal Framework

4 Merger Strategy

PART TWO: HOSTILE TAKEOVERS

5 Antitakeover Measures

6 Takeover Tactics

PART THREE: LEVERAGED TRANSACTIONS

7 Leveraged Buyouts

8 Junk Bonds

9 Employee Stock Ownership Plans

PART FOUR: CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING

10 Corporate Restructuring

11 Restructuring in Bankruptcy

PART FIVE: VALUATION FOR MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

12 Financial Analysis

13 Valuation of a Publicly Held Company

14 Valuation of Privately Held Businesses

15 Tax Issues

Glossary

Index