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Firms need to be competent in different core technological areas to innovate and remain competitive. External knowledge and expertise through M&A can help supplement current capabilities. Companies should ideally choose target firms who are able to offer related yet new knowledge and expertise. This enables the acquiring firm to develop enhanced core and new core areas where capabilities are respectively limited or non-existent. Such arrangements have minimal value in existing core areas where the acquiring firm is already strong.
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