This book provides a "macro" overview of mergers and acquisitions, business alliances, and corporate restructuring. It concentrates on the processes and the players---investment bankers, business brokers, accountants, attorneys, tax experts, managers, investors, and others---and a dynamic series of actions with often-unforeseen implications. Written for those who seek a broadly-based view of M&A, this heavily illustrated mix of theoretical and empirical work eschews descriptions of individual events in favor of presenting an integrated portrait of a team effort in which the skills of various participants combine to achieve consensus among the parties to the negotiation.<BR><BR>The author provides clear and thorough explanations of the relevant steps in negotiating and structuring M&A transactions. This text does a marvelous job of incorporating current events and recent deals to illustrate the key aspects of the deal process.---Matthew Cain, University of Notre Dame