The Technology M&A Guidebook

About this book

The comprehensive practical guide to buying selling and merging technology companies The Technology M&A Guidebook provides executives and entrepreneurs interested in acquiring or selling a technology company with everything they need to know about the entire M&A process from identifying target companies or buyers to financial analysis due diligence tax issues valuation and legal considerations. This book explores specific issues that are unique to technology M&A: assessing the impact of technology sector high-change rates; market-driven product development; company culture issues; engineers as managers and managers as engineers; consumer and technical product differences; technology marketing issues; intellectual property considerations; Internet interaction; and more. It also provides detailed analyses of factors involved in acquiring companies from different sectors including: Semiconductor equipment and chip manufacturers PC/workstation and related hardware companies Software businesses Data networking and telecommunications firms Internet-related companies Dont enter the M&A process unprepared. Let The Technology M&A Guidebook help you beat the odds and make your sale or acquisition a complete success.