Acquisition fallacies and net value added

Outlines the basic arithmetic of value and price in mergers and acquisitions, focusing on value and ignoring short‐lived accounting effects. States company buyers must select targets in which more value can be created, Uses figures and panels to give added explanation to ideas here, and the three common acquisition fallacies are included: fanciful buying; financial engineering; and bargain purchase.

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Year of publication:	1998
Authors:	Gould, B ; Bull, R
Published in:	The Antidote. - MCB UP Ltd, ISSN 1758-423X, ZDB-ID 2269744-5. - Vol. 3.1998, 2, p. 23-24
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Subject:	Mergers and acquisitions \| Value analysis \| Accounting

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	research-article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1108/EUM0000000006458 [DOI]
Source:	Other ZBW resources

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