Why Deals Fail (and How To Rescue Them): M&A Lessons for Business Success

Coauthors Faelten, Michel Driessen, and Scott Moeller all are or were employed in the financial industry and are now on the staff of City, University of London's Cass Business School. This book on mergers and acquisitions is designed for businesspeople who want to understand better how they can drive corporate fortunes. Mergers and acquisitions have been and will remain a catalyst for company transformation and growth worldwide. With this book the authors hope to help business leaders make correct and timely decisions by showing them what went wrong in plentiful examples as well as what some companies got right. Since the authors are based in Europe, most of the examples used are from the international markets with a few from North America. Their step-by-step approach to the takeover process documents three main areas of common mistakes: planning, communication, and people. A practical list of dos and don'ts is provided at the end of each chapter as a checklist and guideline for future applications.