...Mark L. Sirower; Chris E. Gilbert; Jeffery M. Weirens; Jacob A. VandeVanter Purpose M&A success and synergies are regularly discussed in the practical literature, but synergies are typically treated as a static concept (how do you get them?) with little discussion of financial bet acquirers...

....” Great businesses have been destroyed by getting caught up in the moment – by letting anger take hold when the deck is stacked against them … . Sloth: Make the hard decisions now. Don’t get too excited about closing the deal. “The Seven Deadly Sins of M&A”, Pottinger Perspectives...

... is that instead seeing competition as a battle of firm vs. firm, practitioners need to understand how bundles of resources compete, regardless of whether they are organized as firms. Benjamin Gomes-Casseres can be contacted at: bgc@brandeis.edu © Authors 2015 M&A Ecosystems Business...

... ] Fixed graphic Sometimes, though, a partnership is not enough. When more complicated interactions are needed to develop and sell new goods, acquisitions often provide stronger control and better ongoing exchange of ideas. Apple also excels in the M&A part of the BBB strategy. The Thomson/SDC...

... of their relevance to corporate strategy. Joseph Calandro, Jr can be contacted at: jtacalandro@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 M&A Risk management Corporate strategy Share-buyback Strategic initiative assessment Value investing principles Executive management...