CHAPTER 2 MERGER WAVESCHAPTER 3 TAKEOVER REGULATIONCHAPTER 4 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND M&ASCHAPTER 5 ETHICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN M&ASCHAPTER 6 THEORETICAL ISSUES ON MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, AND DIVESTITURESCHAPTER 7 THE SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE OF M&ASCHAPTER 8 STANDARD VALUATION METHODS FOR M&ASCHAPTER 9 REAL OPTIONS AND THEIR IMPACT ON M&ASCHAPTER 10 THE LAW AND FINANCE OF CONTROL PREMIUMS AND MINORITY DISCOUNTSCHAPTER 11 CROSS-BORDER VALUATION EFFECTS IN DEVELOPED AND EMERGING MARKETSCHAPTER 12 SOURCES OF FINANCING AND MEANS OF PAYMENTS IN M&ASCHAPTER 13 CULTURAL DUE DILIGENCECHAPTER 14 NEGOTIATION PROCESS, BARGAINING AREA, AND CONTINGENT PAYMENTSCHAPTER 15 MERGER NEGOTIATIONS: TAKEOVER PROCESS, SELLING PROCEDURE, AND DEAL INITIATIONCHAPTER 16 POSTACQUISITION PLANNING AND INTEGRATIONCHAPTER 17 ORGANIZATIONAL AND HUMAN RESOURCE ISSUES IN M&ASCHAPTER 18 TAKEOVER STRATEGIESCHAPTER 19 DEFENSE STRATEGIES IN TAKEOVERSCHAPTER 20 THE IMPACT OF RESTRUCTURING ON BONDHOLDERSCHAPTER 21 BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS IN M&ASCHAPTER 22 FINANCIAL RESTRUCTURINGCHAPTER 23 GOING PRIVATE AND LEVERAGED BUYOUTSCHAPTER 24 INTERNATIONAL TAKEOVERS AND RESTRUCTURINGCHAPTER 25 JOINT VENTURES AND STRATEGIC ALLIANCES: ALTERNATIVES TO M&ASCHAPTER 26 FAIRNESS OPINIONS IN M&ASCHAPTER 27 HOW INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS AFFECT M&A MARKETS: THE DUAL TRACKING PHENOMENONCHAPTER 28 THE DIVERSIFICATION DISCOUNTCHAPTER 29 PARTIAL ACQUISITIONS: MOTIVATION AND CONSEQUENCES ON FIRM PERFORMANCE