Part I How M&A Creates Value in Strategy
Chapter 1 Building and Managing a Portfolio of Businesse
Chapter 2 Consolidation: Value in Cost Synergies
Chapter 3 Expansion Strategy: Value in Revenue Growth
Chapter 4 Real Options in M&A
Part II Development and Execution of M&A Strategy
Chapter 5 M&A in Strategic Planning
Chapter 6 Searching, Screening, and Selection
Chapter 7 To Be a Buyer or a Seller?
Chapter 8 The Director's Role in M&A
PART III When the M&A Program is Central to Strategy
Chapter 9 Global Industry Restructuring
Chapter 10 The Role of Postmerger Integration in M&A Strategy
Chapter 11 Building a Sustainable M&A Program with the Help of Advisors
Chapter 12 M&A as a Core Competence
Conclusion
Appendix I.1 On the Success and Failure of Major Deals
Appendix II.1 Suggested Readings in Strategy and Strategic Planning Methodologies
Appendix II.2 Wheel of Opportunity/Fit Chart with Illustrative Delphi Scoring
Appendix II.3 Information Sources and Tips for Target Screening
Appendix II.4 NACD Guidance on the Board's Role in M&A and Strategy
Appendix III.1 Public Policy and Corporate Growth: Selected SECOR Consulting Case Studies Regarding the Role of Public Policy in International M&A
Index