Steven M. Bragg, CPA, CMA, CIA, CPIM, has been the chief financial officer or controller of four companies, as well as a consulting manager at Ernst & Young and auditor at Deloitte & Touche. He received a master's degree in finance from Bentley College, an MBA from Babson College, and a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Maine. He has been the two-time president of the Colorado Mountain Club, is an avid alpine skier and mountain biker, and is a certified master diver. Mr. Bragg resides in Centennial, Colorado. He is also the author of Accounting Best Practices and Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual (both published by Wiley).
Bragg takes readers through the M&A process by giving an overview of why a company might want to buy or sell to another company. He covers strategies that might be taken by either the buyer or the seller, risks for both sides, and parties involved in the transaction. The book could be helpful to new attorneys who have not studied corporate mergers. It also gives experienced attorneys a view of the M&A process from the client's perspective, as the excerpt above illustrates. (Legal Information Alert, Vol 28, No. 4)