Mergers & Acquisitions: A Guide to Creating Value for Stakeholders

by Jeffrey S. Harrison, R. Duane Ireland, Michael A. Hitt

Book Overview

In 1999, MCI WorldComm and Sprint agreed to merge. Valued at $129 billion, this expected transaction was the largest in history. However, it fell victim to regulators in Europe concerned with the potential monopoly power of the merged firm. This M&A action was merely the latest in a growing trend of "blockbuster" mergers over the past several years. Once a phenomenon seen primarily in the United States, mergers and acquisitions are increasingly being...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195112857
• ISBN13: 9780195112856
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 3.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"