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BusinessWeek November 10, 2003 David Henry	M&A Deals: Show Me Aware that many mergers haven't paid off in the past, investors don't have the enthusiasm they once did.
CFO March 1, 2004 Kris Frieswick	The Two Faces of Bank Mergers Despite all the talk about the "seamlessness" of the mergers being planned in the nation's fast-consolidating banking industry, CFOs of bank customers aren't all that convinced. And their concerns are both financial and personal: Will the merger of their bank hurt their access to capital, they ask? And how will their relationship with bank officers change?
Bank Technology News December 2003 John Adams	BofA's Fleet Of Headaches Bank of America bit off a mouthful when it bought FleetBoston, and the digestion promises to be long, fraught with all the trials and tribulations emerge in the wake of such consumption.
Bank Systems & Technology November 30, 2003 Katherine Burger	Damning with Faint Praise The winner of last month's "Now you tell me!" award was Charles Prince, Citigroup's recently named CEO, who stated in a presentation about the institution's global corporate and investment bank, "The era of the transformational merger is over."
BusinessWeek February 7, 2005 Dean Foust	BofA's Happy Surprise Consumer chief McGee's sweeping makeover of Fleet's branches is a success
CFO February 1, 2003 Ian Rowley	Banking On U.S. Acquisitions European financial institutions, their growth stymied at home, are targeting U.S. retail acquisitions.
Fast Company January 2002 George Anders	7 Lessons From WaMu's Playbook Mergers and acquisitions are, once again, shaking up all kinds of industries. The big question: How do you do them right? Here's the playbook according to Washington Mutual, one of the best in the business...
U.S. Banker April 2004 Michael Dumiak	Culture Clash Nearly a decade after the last merger wave, dealers sharpen their pencils in the wake of an economic downturn and look to make combinations. Is that really such a good idea?
The Motley Fool April 29, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	B of A Needs a New CEO Ken Lewis had his crack at running Bank of America and it hasn't turned out well. Should he be shown the door?
The Motley Fool November 9, 2006 Joseph Khattab	The Best Blue Chip for 2007: Bank of America Bank of America pays out a saucy 4.1% dividend, and it trades at lower earnings multiples than most of its peer group. It also looks reasonably valued compared to its historical multiples.
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 David Henry	Have Dealmakers Wised Up? Acquiring companies seem to be taking a closer look -- and paying less.
CFO January 1, 2004 Roy Harris	The Start of Something Big? A blockbuster fourth quarter gives even pessimists hope that M&A activity has finally turned the corner.
Knowledge@Wharton	M&A Activity: Back with a Whimper To some market watchers, a flurry of transactions signals a comeback for the merger and acquisition market, which has been in a slump for the past few years. But Wharton faculty and other experts say the M&A frenzy of the 1990s is unlikely to be repeated this time.
The Motley Fool October 15, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Bank of America's Obvious Force The country's third-largest bank flexes its muscles and may be a good place to deposit your investing dollars.
CIO April 1, 2004 Alice Dragoon	Banks Fight Customer Fligtht Following mergers, banks used to sacrifice customer service in favor of speedy integration and cost-cutting. But no more. Here's how CIOs are helping banks implement a new postmerger mandate to focus on customer service.
Bank Systems & Technology January 29, 2005 MacPherson, Perry & Phelan	Doing Diligence Attempts to buy growth through M&As take forethought and care. At its best, an effective bank merger is a backstage production - smooth, well-orchestrated and invisible to an audience of consumers.
Inc. October 1, 2002 Kenneth Klee	Mergers and Accusations Yes, most mergers are misguided. But savvy investors shouldn't overlook those few companies that get them right.
U.S. Banker February 2004 Michael Sisk	Bank of America Goes Under the Microscope Thanks to a raft of letters from community groups and an appeal from Massachusetts legislators, the Federal Reserve Board extended public comment on the proposed Bank of America and FleetBoston Financial merger to include two public hearings.
The Motley Fool March 25, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer	Why Break Up the Big Banks? Here's Why Why in the world do these megamergers continue, despite the evidence against efficiencies created by them?
CIO December 23, 2008 David F. Carr	What IT Leaders Need to Know About Getting Mergers Done Right Whether it's a shotgun merger or a planned acquisition, chances are you're not ready for it. Here's how to change that.
The Motley Fool January 15, 2004 Bill Mann	JPMorganChaseBankOne? Another in the string of "mine's bigger than yours" bank mergers.
U.S. Banker February 2003 John Engen	Blocking Consolidation in Canada Canadians' love-hate relationship with the "Big Five" banks -- the largest and best employers and sponsors of community activities like pee-wee hockey teams -- is at the core of their collective merger angst. With two mergers nixed, it's beginning to rub local bankers the wrong way.
Bank Systems & Technology January 14, 2004 Peggy Bresnick Kendler	Managing M&As Technology is playing an increasingly important role in the revived M&A market in financial services.
Bank Systems & Technology March 27, 2008 Sherree DeCovny	Banks Struggle to Cross-Sell Online Recent studies reveal that many financial institutions still fail to fully leverage the online channel to sell and cross-sell products.
Bank Systems & Technology November 20, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz	Risk and Customers Key Considerations in Mergers Whether a bank acquires another under duress or a merger occurs for more practical reasons around synergies and cost savings, there are several best practices banks should keep in mind to make the process less painful.
InternetNews February 17, 2010	Tech Sector's M&A Climate Improving: Study Search, security and cloud computing are three of the most attractive markets for mergers and acquisitions in 2010 according to the latest study by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Managed Care February 2006 John Carroll	Consolidations Should Bring Nationwide Contracts The whole is often greater than the sum of its parts, and that is proving to be the case with health plans. Will we end up with just 4 or 5 competitors?
Bank Systems & Technology September 29, 2005 Peggy Bresnick Kendler	Mergers & Acquisitions An interview with five financial industry specialists on technology assets as drivers behind a merger or acquisition and how integrating systems post-merger often presents the biggest challenge to realizing the value of a deal.
BusinessWeek November 10, 2003 Dean Foust	BofA Heads Back To Main Street True, the consumer market has been the salvation of many a bank in recent years, but BofA's new drive to sell financial-services products to consumers could fizzle.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2007 Emil Lee	Foolish Forecast: Bank of America Goes Organic The banking giant will report its first-quarter 2007 financial results shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool July 14, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Bank of America Shows Its Strength The nation's No. 3 bank puts up solid second-quarter results.
Knowledge@Wharton	Will Mergers & Acquisitions Take Off in Europe? The art of the deal is alive and well in Europe -- yes, traditionally merger-averse Europe -- even if it has entered something of a slump...
Bank Systems & Technology May 5, 2004 Kristi Nelson	Bank Tech Expertise in Short Supply Finding and holding on to top IT talent is a top priority for banks.
U.S. Banker November 2007 Paul Hyde et al.	Mergers Create Mid-Sized Have-Nots Nearly two decades of steady banking industry mergers have created a landscape dotted with a group of banks struggling to survive in an undifferentiated no-man's land.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Michael Leibert	Bank of New York Never Sleeps Bank of New York and Mellon Financial produce solid results as they move toward merging. Shareholders should feel confident that steady profit growth will continue.
HBS Working Knowledge April 5, 2004 Jim Heskett	Should We Brace Ourselves for Another Era of M&A Value Destruction? Research tells us that the short-term value in an acquisition accrues primarily to shareholders of acquired companies. On the other hand, short-term value is more often destroyed than created for shareholders of acquiring organizations.
CFO Roy Harris	A Lesson Before Buying University executive-education programs tackle one of the business world's toughest jobs: teaching M&A...
Financial Advisor February 2006 Alan Lavine	Alive And Well The ongoing merger boom keeps feeding the risk arbitrageurs' bottom line. Financial advisors have a number of options if they want to invest clients' cash in mutual funds that could benefit from merger deals.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2004 Selena Maranjian	On CEOs and Overconfidence Contrary to popular belief, mergers don't always reward shareholders.
Bank Systems & Technology May 7, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz	In M&A, Special Attention Must Also Be Paid to Integrating Outsourcers' Tech A series of reports from Morrison & Foerster details trends in the financial services outsourcing industry, one of which emphasizes the importance of IT harmonization at merged entities.
Bank Systems & Technology November 21, 2007 Jim Eckenrode	Taking Its Lumps and Moving On Despite the subprime meltdown banks will continue to invest in certain IT areas, including front-end customer management systems, new-account opening processes, mobile banking and payments, and, of course, compliance.
Salon.com November 21, 2002 Farhad Manjoo	The Homeland Security merger mess A Harvard analyst says government consolidation won't improve the fight against terrorism quickly, and maybe not at all. The reason: Most big corporate mergers fail.
BusinessWeek May 20, 2009 Dean Foust	Can BofA CEO Ken Lewis Keep His Job? The pressure on Bank of America Chief Executive Officer Kenneth D. Lewis is growing by the day. Officials fear Washington wants to push the CEO out.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2005 Rich Duprey	Mergers and Acquiescence Are investors better off holding or selling their stocks that are getting acquired?
The Motley Fool June 29, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Is There Free Money In These Stocks? Sometimes, a bargain price on a stock seems to offer investors free money. If you don't understand the risks involved, though, attractive stocks can burn you.
Wall Street & Technology March 19, 2007 Bressler & McDonnell	How CRM Helps Merge Firms' Crucial Relationship and Intelligence Assets A merger can be a shrewd business move if executed properly, with revenue growth as its primary objective. To achieve that objective, having the right infrastructure in place to aggregate, manage and share relationship intelligence is critical.
The Motley Fool November 10, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Profit From Arbitrage Sometimes you don't have to hit a home run to make money in the markets.
Finance & Development March 1, 2001 Ashoka Mody & Shoko Negishi	Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions in East Asia: Trends and Implications Mergers and acquisitions across national borders have increased in East Asia since the onset of the financial crisis. What has caused this new wave of mergers and acquisitions and what advantages might they offer to the region's financially distressed economies?
Fast Company February 2001 George Anders	Weak Companies, Strong Mergers? ...The crucial next step requires knowing how to merge fast and well. In the Internet economy, that means more than changing a logo or reconciling two chief executives' egos to the fact that they can't both be boss...