01802cam a2200325 a 4500 0743201302 9780743201308 0684832550 9780684832555 HD 2746.55 SIR Sirower Mark L. The synergy trap : how companies lose the acquisition game / New York : The Free Press, c1997. xiv, 289 pages : Illustrations ; Business book summary, Based on the author's thesis (doctoral--Columbia University). Includes index. 1. Introduction: The Acquisition Game -- 2. Can You Run Harder? Synergy -- 3. Do You Feel Lucky? The Acquisition Premium -- 4. Tools and Lessons for the Acquisition Game -- 5. Acquirer Performance and Risk Taking -- 6. Methodology -- 7. Discussion of Results -- 8. Implications of the Analysis -- App. A.A Review and Critique of Prior Research on Mergers and Acquisitions -- App. B. Detailed Results of the Analysis in Part 2 -- App. C. Sample and Descriptions of Targets and Acquirers Used in the Analysis. Consolidation and merger of corporations. Tender offers (Securities) Management buyouts. Competition. Risk. United States. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=007721189&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=007721189&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/simon052/96044862.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon032/96044862.html BK 0 0 lcc 0 GIMPA GIMPA REF 2008-01-18 Purchase 0 HD 2746.55 SIR 52954 2023-10-10 2023-10-10 BK 3584 3584