Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Restructuring

Peter Drucker has written that the chief strategic resource of the ten years will be
neither capital nor knowledge, but the ability to form powerful partnerships.

Objectives:

Define the concept of merger and acquisition

Discuss the motives behind mergers

Describe theories of mergers

Discuss about the forms of mergers and acquisitions.

Background:

M&A are the most popular means of corporate restructuring

Strong conceptual and technical skills are required

Both America and Europe have experienced the spectacular waves of M&