Andrew J. Sherman is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Jones Day, a global law firm. Mr. Sherman is a corporate and transactional attorney and is a recognized international authority on the legal and strategic aspects of business growth, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, capital formation, franchising, and other types of intellectual property leveraging and growth strategies. Mr. Sherman is also the author of eighteen books, including Franchising & Licensing: Two Ways to Build Your Business (AMACOM, 2003), Raising Capital (AMACOM, 2005) and Mergers and Acquisitions from A to Z (AMACOM, 2006). William M. Crilly was the chairman and founder of Newport Pacific Associates, a firm that assisted companies in arranging mergers and acquisitions. Throughout his business career Mr. Crilly led numerous acquisitions, divestitures, and public and private financing activities, all of which required rigorous due diligence investigations. As a top management official of several public companies, he was responsible for formulating final recommendations to the companies' boards of directors. Mr. Crilly served in executive positions at Eastern Airlines, Pan American World Airways, Riegel Paper, & Bowmar Instrument Corp.
. ..I have been involved in a number of transactions...this book...takes a very complicated and involved process and explains it in a way that is thorough, clear, and... concise. - CEO Blog . .. treacherous course of due diligence...fraught with booby traps...having a road map on which to execute your due diligence can help ...authors provide a great road map. --Law Insider . .. takes away a lot of that angst...help everyone from the due diligence novice to the expert... proven track record of AMA assures...it will be a good product. -- CarpeFactum .. .I have been involved in a number of transactions...this book...takes a very complicated and involved process and explains it in a way that is thorough, clear, and... concise. - CEO Blog .. . treacherous course of due diligence...fraught with booby traps...having a road map on which to execute your due diligence can help ...authors provide a great road map. --Law Insider .. . takes away a lot of that angst...help everyone from the due diligence novice to the expert... proven track record of AMA assures...it will be a good product. -- CarpeFactum [T]his book can be useful for professional services practitioners looking for a refresher on various parts of the traditional M&A process, for professional services practitioners who want to build their own customized traditional forms and checklists, or for professionals or researchers looking for one of the very few books on traditional due diligence. --Due Diligence Digest (International Due Diligence Association)