Mergers & Acquisitions For Dummies

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1. accountability, instituting, 281–282
2. accountants, 89, 168
3. accounting. See also offering document
   1. accounts receivable terms, 153
   2. advisors, 305
   3. balance sheet basics, 150–151
   4. carve-out companies, 268
   5. company integration, 274
   6. fees, 22
   7. financial projections, 150
   8. fixed assets, 154
   9. historical financials, 147–148
   10. income statement basics, 151–153
   11. intangible assets, 154–155
   12. inventory, 154
   13. losses on books, 153
   14. software, 263
4. accounts receivable terms, 153
5. accretive earnings, 44, 99
6. accrued interest, 206
7. accrued vacation, 142, 222, 263
8. acquiring company. See buying company
9. acquisition thesis, 112
10. acquisitions, 12. See also mergers and acquisitions
11. ad hoc decision making systems, removing, 40
12. add backs, 39–40, 84, 148–149
13. adjusted EBITDA, 17
14. adjustments, post-closing. See post-closing adjustments
15. administration, combining with operations and finance, 272–273
16. advisors. See also outside advisors
    1. accounting and auditing, 89, 305
    2. avoiding communication breakdowns, 93–94
    3. bankers, 95
    4. breaching confidentiality agreement, 128
    5. choosing wisely, 81–83
    6. costs associated with, 22
    7. flow of funds statement, 251
    8. inside, 83–84
    9. law firms, 305
    10. PE firms, 55
    11. private equity firms, 306
    12. supervising, 230
17. ambiguity, dangers of, 20
18. amortized notes, 206
19. analysis paralysis, 124
20. announcements, post-closing, 257–260
21. anonymous teasers. See teasers
22. applied overhead, carve-out companies, 268
23. approvals and conditions section, LOI, 209
24. asking price, 192–193
25. assertive approach, contacting targets, 47
26. asset deals, ...