Why working capital drives M&A today

✍ Scribed by James S. Sagner

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 73 KB
• Volume: 18
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1044-8136
• DOI: 10.1002/jcaf.20274

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activities once focused on strategic transactions for diversification, or for vertical or horizontal integration. But today, the goal of the M&A game is often improving working capital management. It's a complete revolution in the way we look at M&A candidates. What's going on? © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.