Mergers & Acquisitions Topics

Podcasts

• Acquisition due diligence

• Acquisition types

• Acquisition valuation

• Divestitures

• Merger integration for the accounting department

• Special purpose acquisition companies

• The acquisition term sheet

• Whose accounting system to use in an acquisition

Acquisition Strategy

• Acquisition strategy

• Bootstrap acquisition

• Bust-up acquisition

• Horizontal acquisition

• Locating acquisition targets

• The creeping tender offer

• Two-tier tender offer

Acquisition Process

• Acquisition due diligence checklist

• Acquisition term sheet

• The closing memorandum

Acquisition Valuation and Payment

• Acquisition payment methods

• Acquisition valuation methods

• Breakup value

• Business valuation formula

• Contingent consideration

• EBITDA valuation

• Going concern value

• How to find the book value of a company

• The control premium

Acquisition Structure or Type

• Asset purchase

• Horizontal merger

• Lateral merger

• Practice continuation agreement

• Reverse acquisition

• Step acquisition

• Tax free acquisitions

• Triangular merger

• Types of mergers

• Upstream merger

Acquisition Integration

• Acquisition integration

• Cultural issues in a merger

Acquisition Accounting

• Acquisition method of accounting

• Bargain purchase

• Carryover method of accounting

• How to calculate goodwill

• Identifiable asset

• Pushdown accounting

• The purchase accounting adjustment

Miscellaneous Acquisition Topics

• Accretive acquisition

• Contingent issuance

• Corporate raider

• Scorched-earth defense

Related Definitions

• Acquiree

• Acquisition

• Acquisition date

• Business combination

• Goodwill

• Statutory consolidation

• Surviving company

• Target company