Books by Alexandra Reed Lajoux

The new and updated edition of the M&A classic delivers everything you need to develop and implement winning deals in the post-crisis landscape The Art of M&A is a one-stop guide to every facet of mergers and acquisitions for all high-level stakeholders. In addition to thorough updates on strategy, valuation, financing, structuring, due diligence, and other essential topics, it provides critical new content on: .The impact of the JOBS Act and recent rules affecting IPOs .New FASB rules for revenue recognition and lease accounting .Delaware's new Section 251(h) .New valuation principles .Changes to tax laws in the U.S. and Europe.New landmark M&A casesThis guide is a must-read for everyone on both the buy and sell sides-including senior executives tasked with growing their businesses; investment bankers who structure transactions; attorneys responsible for due diligence, negotiation, and closing; and accountants who advise buyers and sellers.

A detailed guide to the discipline of corporate valuationDesigned for the professional investor who is building an investment portfolio that includes equity, Corporate Valuation for Portfolio Investment takes you through a range of approaches, including those primarily based on assets, earnings, cash flow, and securities prices, as well as hybrid techniques.Along the way, it discusses the importance of qualitative measures such as governance, which go well beyond generally accepted accounting principles and international financial reporting standards, and addresses a variety of special situations in the life cycle of businesses, including initial public offerings and bankruptcies. Engaging and informative, Corporate Valuation for Portfolio Investment also contains formulas, checklists, and models that the authors, or other experts, have found useful in making equity investments.* Presents more than a dozen hybrid approaches to valuation, explaining their relevance to different types of investors* Charts stock market trends, both verbally and visually, enabling investors to think like traders when needed* Offers valuation guidance based on less quantitative factors, namely management quality and factors relating to the company and the economyCorporate Valuation for Portfolio Investment puts this dynamic discipline in perspective and presents proven ways to determine the value of corporate equity securities for the purpose of portfolio investment.

Provides the facts on integration of compensation plans, FASB and GAAP accounting rules, strategies for merging IT systems and processes, and more.