Do you really understand the business you are thinking of buying? Have you worked out the realistic synergies? What is the right price? How well prepared are you for the negotiations? What does all that lawyer speak mean? Have you developed a clear integration plan in advance? What is the distraction potential for managing your core business?   These challenges face every executive engaged in an acquisition. Knowing the answers to these questions will help you and your business make the right choices, make the right decisions and deliver a successful acquisition.  These are the questions which Acquisition Essentialsanswers. Acquisitions Essentials is thecomprehensive and crystal-clear companion to making the right acquisition decisions and executing them well.  It will guide you, step-by-step, through the M&A process.  It will help you understand the critical issues and master the critical interventions that make the difference between success and failure.