Can this merger be saved?

✍ Scribed by Hurtt, David N.; Kreuze, Jerry G.; Langsam, Sheldon A.

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 93 KB
• Volume: 11
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1044-8136
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0053(200001/02)11:2<17::aid-jcaf5>3.0.co;2-v

✦ Synopsis

t is common knowledge in society today that one out of every two marriages ends in divorce. However, we really donÕt know how many potential marriages fall apart at the altarÑbefore anyone says, ÒI do.Ó Merger and acquisition (M&A) can be compared to marriage and divorce. Some mergers and acquisitions fail even before the knot is tied, while others have problems after the agreement is completed. Picking the right partner, both in marriage and mergers and acquisitions, is critical to the success of the union. However, in todayÕs business environment, companies are no longer taking the time they did in the past to get to know each other.