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The three fields of scholarship we have looked at — finance, economics and strategy — have provided some highly persuasive justifications for takeover activity. But they have shed little light on why some deals turn out successful and the majority do not.
‘When you ask why we made the acquisition, do you mean “business school” reasons or “real” reasons?’
(Managing Director, electronics)
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Lees, S. (2003). Twelve Ways to Destroy Value. In: Global Acquisitions. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230523746_5
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