In this issue we first take a look at the active sectors for acquisitions in 2011 and what the drivers are for this broad upswing. Then, before you get too comfortable in the mainstream view of things, we make a departure to glimpse on the impact of the emergence of...
Google’s Acquisition Bid for Groupon Takes Us to the New Reality On rare occasions a clearly spectacular and indicative acquisition bid gets underway. Google’s offer to Groupon for $6 billion is definitely in that very special number. A Groupon...
Seasons Greetings! I wish everyone a wonderful holiday season and an outstanding New Year in 2011! As you can see below, we are in a transition into a year of promising outcomes. Thanks for being part of the Beyond the Deal Newsletter community. We appreciate your...
Quote of the Month: “Watch the turtle. He only moves forward when he sticks his neck out.” Lew Gerstner In this Newsletter This first article in this Newsletter is a set of observations from my November trip to Shenzhen, China for a Knowledge Cities...
Quote of the Month: “Ideas won’t keep; something must be done about them.” Alfred North Whitehead The theme of this Newsletter is culture issues involved in acquisitions and integrations. Culture issues are not readily obvious to us since often we...
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