Deep Value / Wiley Finance Editions (PDF)

The economic climate is ripe for another golden age of
shareholder activism

Deep Value: Why Activist Investors and Other Contrarians
Battle for Control of Losing Corporations is a must-read
exploration of deep value investment strategy, describing the
evolution of the theories of valuation and shareholder activism
from Graham to Icahn and beyond. The book combines engaging
anecdotes with industry research to illustrate the principles and
methods of this complex strategy, and explains the reasoning behind
seemingly incomprehensible activist maneuvers. Written by an active
value investor, Deep Value provides an insider's perspective
on shareholder activist strategies in a format accessible to both
professional investors and laypeople.

The Deep Value investment philosophy as described by Graham
initially identified targets by their discount to liquidation
value. This approach was extremely effective, but those
opportunities are few and far between in the modern market, forcing
activists to adapt. Current activists assess value from a much
broader palate, and exploit a much wider range of tools to achieve
their goals. Deep Value enumerates and expands upon the
resources and strategies available to value investors today, and
describes how the economic climate is allowing value investing to
re-emerge. Topics include:

* Target identification, and determining the most advantageous
ends

* Strategies and tactics of effective activism

* Unseating management and fomenting change

* Eyeing conditions for the next M&A boom

Activist hedge funds have been quiet since the early 2000s, but
economic conditions, shareholder sentiment, and available
opportunities are creating a fertile environment for another golden
age of activism. Deep Value: Why Activist Investors and Other
Contrarians Battle for Control of Losing
Corporations provides the in-depth information investors
need to get up to speed before getting left behind.