Merger and Acquisitions from A to Z

A transaction as complex as a merger or acquisition is fraught with potential problems and pitfalls. Many of these problems arise either in the preliminary stages, such as forcing a deal that shouldn’t
really be done (i.e., some couples were just never meant to be married); as a result of mistakes, errors, or omissions owing to inadequate, rushed, or misleading due diligence; in not properly allocating risks during the negotiation of definitive documents; or because it became a nightmare to integrate the companies after closing. These pitfalls can lead to expensive and protracted litigation unless an alternative method of dispute resolution is negotiated and included in the definitive documents. This book is designed to share the pitfalls of such transactions, with the hope that buyers and sellers and their advisers can avoid these problems in their future transactions.

Links to Download: Merger and Acquisitions from A to Z – AMACOM – 2006

Financial Modeling from Concept to Deliver

This book will teach you how to bring together what you know of finance, accounting, and the spreadsheet to give you a new skill—building financial models. The ability to create and understand models is one of the most valued skills in business and finance today. It’s an expertise that will stand you in good stead in any arena—Wall Street or Main Street—where numbers are
important. Whether you are a veteran, just starting out on your career, or still in school, having this expertise can give you a competitive advantage in what you want to do.

By the time you have completed the steps laid out in this book, you will have created a working, dynamic spreadsheet financial model with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(GAAP) that you can use to make projections for industrial/manufacturing companies. (Banks and insurance companies have different flows in their businesses and are not covered in this book.)

Along the way, This book will take you through a tour of the essentials in Excel and modeling, then ‘‘guerilla accounting’’ to give you some familiarity with this subject before plunging into actual model building. This book also cover the performance indicators that a model should have and guidelines for making useful forecasts and building additional ‘‘bells and whistles’’ to add to
the basic model that you have built.

links to download: Building Financial Models by John S. Tjia – McGraw Hill – 2004