Understanding Mergers and Acquisitions

Why Merge? – Small Business Notes -- Mergers continue to grow at an ever increasing pace.

Merging Wisely – Small Business Notes -- A merger includes preparation and initial negotiations, due diligence, the sale and purchase, and portfolio transfers, all involving financial, legal and human implications.

Establishing Business Value

Assigning a Price to Business Assets – Allbusiness.com -- As you negotiate the purchase of a business or its assets, you will be evaluating each of the major assets.

Determining Value – Business.gov -- A realistic business valuation requires more then merely looking at last year's financial statement.

Making and Evaluating Offers – Iowa Small Business Development Centers -- Before making an offer, a buyer will typically investigate a number of businesses.

Business Valuation – Small Business Notes -- Whatever the reason for needing to know this information, trying to come up with a valid figure can be a major effort and challenge.

Are You Paying Too Much for That Acquisition? – HBS Working Knowledge -- Despite 30 years of evidence demonstrating that most acquisitions don't create value for the acquiring company, executives continue to make more deals, and bigger deals, every year.

Professors Introduce Valuation Software – HBS Working Knowledge – A Business analysis and software program has been develop which is being sold to the public.