CONTENTS: SECTION 1 : Introductory 1. Financial Management: A Strategic Perspective SECTION 2 : Corporate Restructuring: Basics 2. Corporate Restructuring: An Overview 3. Corporate Restructuring: A Growth Strategy 4. Forms of Corporate Restructuring SECTION 3 : Corporate Restructuring: An Expansion Strategy 5. Merger 6. Acquisition 7. Risks in Merger and Acquisitions 8. Merger Proposal and Process 9. Due Diligence 10. Indian Regulations for M&A 11. M&A Issues and Agreement 12. Business Valuation 13. Valuation Methods 14. Funding the M&A 15. Taxation Aspects of M&A 16. Accounting for Merger and Acquisitions 17. Post-merger Issues 18. Joint Venture 19. Strategic Alliance SECTION 4 : Corporate Restructuring: A Strategy for Contraction 20. Demerger SECTION 5 : Corporate Restructuring: A Strategy for Corporate Control 21. Hostile Takeover and Defense Strategies 22. Shares Buyback SECTION 6 : Corporate Restructuring: A Strategy for Changes in Ownership 23. Leveraged Buyout (LBO) 24. Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) SECTION 7 25. Case Studies.