Material Adverse Change Hardcover

Robert V. Stefanowski

The ultimate guide to successful M&As no matter how the economy's doing No one has written about the true root causes of the recent large M&A failures and why the mergers that were supposed to save the companies and the economy did not work. Material Adverse Change not only shows the sequence of events that led to some M&A failures, but provides a detailed review of the root causes and personality traits that drove the outcomes. By looking at the true motivations behind the deals, we can learn a lot about what works and common pitfalls that need to be overcome. * Provides an inside look on why recent, highly publicized deals were allowed to happen * Explores the factors behind motivating CEOs to put their careers on the line to acquire * Offe

1118066898

9781118066898

English

John Wiley & Sons

5-Dec-07

216

ROBERT V. STEFANOWSKI is an independent consultant on business strategy, leadership, finance, and M&A throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. A current member of the McKinsey & Company Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory Board, he's also been President and CEO of numerous business units at General Electric Company and CFO of UBS Investment Bank. A Visiting Professor of Management Practice at Oxford University, he is the author of Making M&A Deals Happen.