Making Mergers Work
Buyers and merger partners assume that the new, integrated company will be more competitive and create more shareholder value than the separately owned companies. Usually, announcements of mergers and acquisitions are made with great fanfare, and solemn promises are given that the synergies and the good strategic fit will increase shareholder value.
Reality suggests otherwise. A 1999 study published in the Harvard Business Review found … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Louis R. Forbringer | Source: Discovery@Olin