Five Frogs on a Log : A CEO's Field Guide to Accelerating the Transition in Mergers, Acquisition and Gut Wrenching Change

Five Frogs on a Log offers readers an entertaining andno-nonsense field guide to the mergers and acquisitions jungle,packed with insight and instruction for executing corporate changeand capturing shareholder value. Whether you're buying anothercompany or acquiring a new vision of the future, this book proffersan unconventional perpsective and a practical, readily accessibleset of solutions to the single greatest challenge facing today'smanagers: execting rapid transitions in mergers, acquisitions andgut wrenching change.

MARK L. FELDMAN, Ph.D., is a partner and managing director ofPricewaterhouseCoopers' global mergers and acquisitions consultingbusiness - The Accelerated Transition. He provides strategicadvisory services in accelrating the capture of sustained economicvalue from mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. He has twentyyears of international consulting experience with many of thoseyears spent in the Asia-Pacific region. He has published manyarticles and is a frequently quoted speaker who has addressedaudiences throughout the world.
MICHAEL F. SPRATT, Ph.D., is also a partner and managing directorin PricewaterhouseCoopers' global mergers and acquisitionsconsulting business. He provides strategic advisory services,specializing in companies undergoing dramatic change. He haseighteen years of international consulting experience and nineyears of expereince in production management and business planningin the semiconductor and instrumentation industry. He has publishednumerous articles on transition management, value driver analysis,and value creation incentive plans. He has addressed audiencesthroughout the United States and is a popular speaker on cahnge andtransition.