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HD66.F735 2007 658.1'62—dc22 2006101051 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Note: The first edition of this work was entitled: Deal Teams: The Roles and Motivations of Management Team Members, Investment Bankers, Venture Capitalists, and Lawyers in Negotiations, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Equity Investments 14772_Frankel_ftoc.v.qxp 2/26/07 1:53 PM Page v Contents PREFACE xi CHAPTER 1 Buyers and Sellers and Their People 1 Sellers 2 Buyers 11 CHAPTER 2 Deal Player Ecosystem 31 Key Supporting Players 31 Supporting Players Interacting with the Principals 33 CHAPTER 3 Executive Management 37 What’s Their Role? 40 The People and What They Do 43 Economic Model and Their Incentives/Biases 49 Management of or Interaction with Executive Management 52 CHAPTER 4 In-House Corporate Development Staff 59 What’s Their Role? 60 The People and What They Do 76 Economic Model and Their Incentives/Biases 79 Management of or Interaction with Corporate Development Staff 80 CHAPTER 5 Line Management 85 What’s Their Role? 86 The People and What They Do 87 Economic Model and Their Incentives/Biases 92 Management of or Interaction with Line Management 95 v 14772_Frankel_ftoc.v.qxp 2/26/07 1:53 PM Page vi vi CONTENTS CHAPTER 6 Board of Directors 99 What’s Their Role? 100 The People and What They Do 102 Economic Model and Their Incentives/Biases 104 Management of or Interaction with the Board of Directors 106 CHAPTER 7 Equity Holders 109 Founders 109 Public and Institutional Shareholders 117 CHAPTER 8 Private Investors 129 What’s Their Role? 131 The People and What They Do 136 Economic Model and Their Incentives/Biases 146 Management of or Interaction with Private Investors 149 CHAPTER 9 Lawyers 153 What’s Their Role? 156 The People and What They Do 165 Economic Model and Their Incentives/Biases 167 Management of or Interaction with Lawyers 168 Variations 169 CHAPTER 10 Investment Bankers 177 What’s Their Role? 177 The People and What They Do 186 Economic Model and Their Incentives/Biases 188 Management of or Interaction with Investment Bankers 191 Variations 193 CHAPTER 11 Other Advisors 199 Consultants/Auditors 199 Public Relations/Communications Firm 202 14772_Frankel_ftoc.v.qxp 2/26/07 1:53 PM Page vii Contents vii Proxy/Shareholder Services Firm 203 Financial Printers 204 CHAPTER 12 Regulators and The Press 207 Regulators 207 The Press 212 Index 217 14772_Frankel_ftoc.v.qxp 2/26/07 1:53 PM Page viii
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