Acquisition Essentials

Denzil Rankine is chief executive and founder of AMR International, which has offices in London, Frankfurt and New York. Denzil has advised on agreed and hostile acquisitions and private equity transactions with values ranging up to $2 bn. Denzil is the author of four books on Mergers & Acquisitions.  Peter Howson is a director of AMR International, and has over 25 years' experience of M&A and business development both in industry and as an advisor.  He is a qualified accountant and has an MBA from Manchester Business School.

• 1 The foundations 2 Finding candidates 3 Preliminary negotiations 4 Working with advisers 5 The integration plan 6 Investigating the target 7 Valuation 8 Negotiation 9 The sale and purchase agreement Index

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