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1. Stock Picking Mergers and Acquisitions: Introduction
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Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and corporate restructuring are a big part of the corpor
Beginners world. Every day, Wall Street investment bankers arrange M&A transactions, which brin
Experienced companies together to form larger ones. When they're not creating big companies from s
Investors corporate finance deals do the reverse and break up companies through spinoffs, carve-o
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Not surprisingly, these actions often make the news. Deals can be worth hundreds of mil
 even billions, of dollars. They can dictate the fortunes of the companies involved for yea
For a CEO, leading an M&A can represent the highlight of a whole career. And it is no w
hear about so many of these transactions; they happen all the time. Next time you flip op
newspaper’s business section, odds are good that at least one headline will announce som
M&A transaction.

Sure, M&A deals grab headlines, but what does this all mean to investors? To answer th
this tutorial discusses the forces that drive companies to buy or merge with others, or to
sell parts of their own businesses. Once you know the different ways in which these deal
executed, you'll have a better idea of whether you should cheer or weep when a compan
buys another company - or is bought by one. You will also be aware of the tax conseque
companies and for investors.

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Table of Contents
1) Mergers and Acquisitions: Introduction
2) Mergers and Acquisitions: Definition
3) Mergers and Acquisitions: Valuation Matters
4) Mergers and Acquisitions: Doing The Deal
5) Mergers and Acquisitions: Break Ups
6) Mergers and Acquisitions: Why They Can Fail
7) Mergers and Acquisitions: Conclusion

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