Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Nataliya P. Shepilova Author-Email: nshepilova@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia Title: Information Analysis in Business Acquisition Abstract: Decision to acquire a business is based on an objective system of indices and factors. The article presents the algorithm of due diligence of the seller company and the business to be acquired in general and identifies the issues that can arise in the course of such due diligence. A management accounts analysis methodology is proposed for calculation of value-for-money of the purchase. Classification-JEL: R20, R21, R22 Keywords: business acquisition, pre-investment analysis, direct/indirect effect, synergy effect, management reports analysis, internal rate of return Journal: Finansovyj žhurnal — Financial Journal Pages: 107-114 Issue: 1 Year: 2012 Month: January File-URL: http://www.nifi.ru/images/FILES/Journal/Archive/2012/1/statii/2012_01_11.pdf Handle: RePEc:fru:finjrn:120111:p:107-114