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Table of Contents
I. INTRODUCTION 1
II. MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS DEFINED 1
III. WHY M&A? 1
A. PERFORMANCE 1
B. MARKET FACTORS 2
C. METHODS 2
IV. ISSUES 2
A. CULTURE AND EMPLOYEES 3
B. LEADERSHIP 3
C. CUSTOMERS 3
D. VEBLEN AND GOODWILL 4
V. MAKING M&A SUCCESSFUL 4
A. COMPANY TYPE 4
B. IDENTIFICATION OF OPPORTUNITIES 5
C. SPEED OF INTEGRATION 5
D. CUSTOMERS 6
E. COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE 6
VI. CONCLUSIONS 6
VII. OBSERVATIONS 8
REFERENCES 9
I. Introduction
This paper presents the issues with mergers and acquisitions and discusses the methods to make M&As more successful in an attempt to determine if they are helpful or harmful to the companies, their shareholders, and the economy as a whole.
II. Mergers & Acquisitions Defined
Acquisitions are the absorption of a smaller firm by a larger firm, while a merger is the combination of two firms to form a single entity. In a merger, there is ...