Mr. Acquirer: Your Company Can Deliver, But Can It Discover?

Quote of the Month “Tying two rocks together will not make them float”    H. Edwin Hall, on the proposed BAE/EADS merger   Your Company Can Deliver, But Can It Discover? The Newsletter’s feature article looks at a fascinating contrast raised by...

M&A’s Continue Unabated During Economic Roller Coaster

Quote of the Month “HP has suffered through a string of 3 really lousy CEOs.  Apotheker is just the latest. All had comparable failings. They were wedded to their personal histories (what worked for them before) and old-fashioned, out-of-date business ideas....

Springboards for a Quantum Leap Integration

Your newly emerging company should start with the capabilities it has been developing and then apply all six of the key springboards during integration implementation to transform it into a high performance, quantum leap company. The six springboards are: 1.  Customer...

Culture Issues Involved in Acquisitions and Integrations

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...

The Return of the Mega Acquisition

Quote of the Month: “Information is not knowledge” Albert Einstein The topic of this October issue’s commentary is: The Return of the Mega Acquisition. The vast amount of cash is that has been sitting patiently on the sidelines is now coming into...