LIST OF SPOTLIGHTS (CASE STUDIES).
FOREWORD.
1 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK.
PART I: WHAT HAPPENS?
2 WHY SHOULD I BE INTERESTED IN M&A?
3 WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ME NOW?
4 HOW WILL I FEEL?
5 WHY SOME PEOPLE WIN AND OTHERS LOSE.
6 THE M&A PROFESSIONALS.
PART II: SURVIVING.
7 SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO?
8 DEFENSE IS THE BEST OFFENSE.
9 NETWORKS AND CONTACTS.
10 ATTITUDE COUNTS.
11 THE POLITICS OF SELF-PROMOTION.
12 BE A “DOER”.
POSTSCRIPT: CARPE DIEM.
KEY TERMS IN MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
OTHER USEFUL READING.
INDEX.