Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Getting started -- 3 Working with advisers -- 4 Financial due diligence -- 5 Legal due diligence -- 6 Commercial due diligence -- 7 Human resources due diligence -- 8 Management due diligence -- 9 Pensions...

This paper is a short summary of my DBA thesis proposal which was submitted to Henley Business School in 2009. The content covered in this paper stems from my experience as an M&A professional at one of the global transaction advisory firms. As a contribution in the new book of European Business...