This book was designed not only for owners and managers of middle market businesses but as a training text for middle market M&A investment bankers and consultants. It discusses the art and science of middle market M&A as well the all-important psychology and behind-the-scenes negotiations pursued with a particular emphasis on obtaining the absolute highest value when selling a business. Subjects addressed include valuation, taxation, negotiations, M&A conventions, among many others from the buy-side and sell-side perspectives. Subtitled “Tales of A Deal Junkie,” this serious but occasionally irreverent book tells it like it is, including anecdotes to provide a “feel” for what really goes on in middle market transactions. The author, a former practicing CPA and a business valuation expert, is a veteran M&A investment banker with years of real life experience. He also is a widely-acclaimed instructor in the M&A field and a nationally-respected practitioner who has trained thousands of investment bankers. No comparable book on the market today provides this degree of comprehensive and invaluable insight.

丹尼斯 J. 罗伯茨，CVA，CPA*/ ABV（*不再执业），是一家在并购领域非常活跃的投资银行（麦克莱恩集团，The Mclean Group）的董事长，该集团在美国和加拿大近30个城市设有办事处。

多年以来，丹尼斯作为资深投资银行家，担任过大量并购交易的顾问。同时，他也是价值评估师，并曾为尼克松水门事件中的录音带专门进行过价值评估。他还是一家跨州商业银行的创始人和董事长。丹尼斯曾作为美国注册会计师（AICPA）的创始委员会成员，为注册会计师们建立了AICPA企业估值培训模块前八个单元的内容。他也为多个专业团体讲授并购课程，包括美国注册评估分析师协会（NACVA）、并购顾问联盟（the Alliance of Merger and Acquisition Advisors, 即AM&AA）、大学毕业生计划等，还为一些投资银行的并购部门进行授课。