TY - BOOK AU - Sirower Mark L. TI - The synergy trap: how companies lose the acquisition game T2 - Business book summary, SN - 0743201302 AV - HD 2746.55 SIR PY - 1997/// CY - New York PB - The Free Press KW - Consolidation and merger of corporations KW - Tender offers (Securities) KW - Management buyouts KW - Competition KW - Risk KW - United States N1 - 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 UR - 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 UR - 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 UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/simon052/96044862.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon032/96044862.html ER -