"A well written and comprehensive journey into M&A...an essential reference for any M&A practitioner...this isn#t just a book about great thoughts and process, but rather how to turn insight into deals, and deals into lasting value." #From the Foreword by Joseph R. Perella Chairman, Institutional Securities and Investment Banking Group, Morgan Stanley "Bob Bruner#s Applied Mergers and Acquisitions is a masterful and comprehensive treatment of the topic of M&A. The book is remarkably complete, discussing economic valuation, legal considerations, deal structure, ethics, accounting, post-merger integration#and more. It blends material from practice and from academia in an easy-to-read style, making it a must-read, and want-to-read, for anyone interested in this subject." #Peter Tufano Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School "Preeminent scholar Robert Bruner has combined the best insights from theory with proven lessons from industry to produce the definitive resource on mergers and acquisitions. Bruner#s renowned teaching skills and keen intellect are evident throughout, rendering a must-read for finance students, investors, and corporate executives into a remarkably enjoyable read." #Mark Kritzman Managing Partner, Windham Capital Management Boston and Research Director, The Research Foundation of the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR) "How many books really succeed in teaching M&A practitioners to distinguish among deals that should be avoided, deals that are promising but can#t be executed by the teams involved, and deals where significant value can be achieved? We should start the count with Bruner#s Applied Mergers and Acquisitions. Bruner is the ultimate teacher for practitioners who want to improve performance." #Edward A. Snyder Dean and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Economics University of Chicago Graduate School of Business "Bob Bruner has achieved the impossible: covering in one book all relevant