Once business markets stabilize there will be a huge wave of mergers and acquisitions, and businesses will have to be prepared. In this book, the authors (merger and acquisitions experts) have completely revised their groundbreaking work, Joining Forces. They provide a successful M&A framework to help organizations, managers, and employees navigate a merger or acquisition in today’s rapidly changing, global climate. This new edition covers all aspects of mergers and acquisitions, addressing the new strategic, human, organizational, and cultural challenges and showing how to develop an ongoing merger mindset.