Value in Due Diligence

Professor Dr Ronald Gleich, Dr Gordana Kierans

Contents: Preface; Part I Strategy Development and Target Identification: Due diligence on strategic fit and integration issues: a focal point of M&A success, Michael N.A. Cobblah, Michael A. Graham and Alfred Yawson; Maximizing the impact of M&A controlling: due diligence's link to corporate values. Practical experience from the consumer goods industry, Andreas Brokemper and Thomas Herrmann; Accounting for real options in the due diligence process, Mathias Gerner and Ulrich Hommel. Part II Due Diligence and Results Evaluation: Marketing due diligence, Malcolm McDonald, Brian Smith and Keith Ward; Marketing: its valuable role in the due diligence process, Mary Lambkin and Laurent Muzellec; Innovation capability due diligence: investigating the innovation capability of companies, Jan Buchmann and Florian Kissell; IT due diligence: why information technology can make or break a deal, Uwe Bloch and Martin Zerfass; Due diligence on young companies: a case study, Gordana Kierans, Ronald Gleich and Thomas Hasselbach. Part III Deal Negotiation and Post-Merger Integration: Redefining due diligence to jump start effective integration, Timothy J. Galpin; Integration due diligence: setting the stage for value creation, L. Jay Bourgeois III and Henning Hoeber; The attributes of a successful acquisition leader, Athina Vasilaki; Post-merger growth due diligence, Mehdi Farhadi and George Tovstiga; Index.