The Persistent Failure Of Merger and Acquisition deals and why

M&A is not about transforming a company. It is about understanding what stays the same while everything else changes. Every day, we hear about a recent merger or acquisition. The headlines follow a well-oiled pattern: a significant amount of money a bidder intends to invest in a target company, along with references to financial, market, and potential human repercussions (employees and customers). It frequently results in financial speculation and, in many circumstances, an increase in the stock price of both firms, justifying why companies spend more than $2 trillion on acquisitions each year, despite a failure rate of more than 70%)…....