I jumped at the chance to read this book when I saw all the positive reviews, not recognizing that this book is basically a conceptual look at the fundamental layers in an M&A acquisition, with only peripheral examinations of real-life mergers as examples.
Basically, it's a business school textbook, probably even more of an one for non-business majors with limited work experience. The subject matter covered is not uninteresting but is certainly fundamental.
I was looking for more of a storyline approach, something similar to Barbarians At the Gate that frame a key Strategic Transaction in the context of real-life example, citing key drivers, milestones, executive decision-making processes, etc. Not the case.
Also, DO NOT read this on a kindle. There are a bunch of flowcharts, diagrams, matrices, etc. that are completely unreadable.
