Questioning M&A

✍ Scribed by Rob Reider

• Book ID: 102296982
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 118 KB
• Volume: 18
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1044-8136
• DOI: 10.1002/jcaf.20271

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Now that the stock market has recovered a bit, merger and acquisition (M&A) activity has increased. Many companies view M&A as a quick way to enhance their financials. But think before you leap—is the candidate company really a good fit? Or might a merger end in disaster, like the Time Warner/AOL debacle? Is short‐term financing overruling good business judgment?

The author takes a sobering look at some of the hype surrounding M&A and shows how you can decide if this is really the right move for your firm. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.