Over the period 1981-1998, public companies with combined assets of over half a trillion dollars filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Over the same period over 400 public companies underwent corporate spin-offs, divesting businesses valued at more than $250 billion. Each of these companies, and all of these dollars, were in some way or other involved in corporate restructuring. Through a collection of case studies taken from the author’s corporate restructuring class at Harvard, this book will illustrate the principles essential to understanding these deals.
Book Details:
- Author: Stuart C. Gilson
- ISBN: 9780470321096
- Year Published: 2001
- Pages: 528
- BISAC: BUS001040, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Accounting / Managerial
About the Book and Topic:
Over the period 1981-1998, public companies with combined assets of over half a trillion dollars filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Over the same period over 400 public companies underwent corporate spin-offs, divesting businesses valued at more than $250 billion. Each of these companies, and all of these dollars, were in some way or other involved in corporate restructuring. Through a collection of case studies taken from the author’s corporate restructuring class at Harvard, this book will illustrate the principles essential to understanding these deals.
A strong addition to Wiley’s Finance line, this complements previous M&A titles from Hooke, Gaughan, and Bendaniel.
Through a collection of case studies taken from the author’s corporate restructuring class as Harvard, this book examines the numerous companies and trillions of dollars involved in corporate restructuring over the past two decades. * A valuable illustration of the corporate restructuring principles. * Covers both domestic and international restructuring.
About the Author
Stuart C. Gilson is a professor at Harvard Business School and a widely acknowledged expert on corporate restructuring. His research on domestic and international restructuring has been extensively published and cited in numerous national news and business periodicals. In 1996 he won the prestigious Graham and Dodd Award for his article “Investing in Distressed Situations: A Market Survey.” In 1999 and 2000 he was named one of the nation’s top ten bankruptcy academics by Turnarounds and Workouts magazine.