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The Motley Fool May 6, 2005 Tom Taulli	One Plus One Equals aQuantive Synergy is a dirty word on Wall Street. But it's working for online marketer aQuantive.
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CFO June 1, 2011 Vincent Ryan	What Shareholders Need to Know about M&A The battle for NYSE Euronext raises specific questions for its shareholders, and highlights larger issues for any CFO involved in a merger.
CFO July 1, 2005 Roy Harris	Soft in the Middle While blockbuster mergers and acquisitions abound, the next tier of deals shrinks a bit. That could be a good thing.
The Motley Fool November 18, 2004 Salim Haji	A Misguided Merger Without clear strategic synergies, the recently announced merger between Sears and Kmart is likely to destroy shareholder value.
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.
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CFO March 1, 2005 Don Durfee	A Question of Value Over 20 years, technology and technique have greatly improved the ability to price targets accurately for a merger.
Financial Planning February 1, 2005 John J. Bowen	Purchasing Power If you want to expand your financial advisory business by acquiring another firm, look before you leap.
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.
The Motley Fool June 16, 2004 Rich Duprey	K2 Plus 3 Equals 1 The sports equipment maker continues its growth-by-acquisition strategy.
BusinessWeek March 8, 2004 Palmeri & Crock	Northrop's Heavy Artillery Northrop Grunnam has snapped up 16 major companies in the past 10 years.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2006 Rich Duprey	A KO for K2 in Q3 The sporting-goods manufacturer continues to show strength in its winter-sports lines. K2 has the potential to have knockout quarters every quarter because it does own leading brands in a variety of sports that rise to prominence at different times during the year. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 3, 2005 Rich Duprey	K2 KO'd by Forecast The sporting goods manufacturer reports a record 2004 but misses for 2005 and tumbles. Investors should look for opportunities around $13 to make their own epic trek toward profitability.
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.
Chemistry World May 29, 2014 Derek Lowe	Messy megamergers There is a good deal to be said about drug company mergers in general.
CFO Roy Harris	A Lesson Before Buying University executive-education programs tackle one of the business world's toughest jobs: teaching M&A...
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BusinessWeek December 6, 2004 Thornton, Arndt & Weber	Why Consumers Hate Mergers Mergers often make customers dissatisfied. And once that happens, it can take managers years to regain lost ground.
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CFO June 1, 2005 Roy Harris	Holding Out for a Lower Bid As the fight for MCI shows, a top-dollar offer for a company doesn't always win. Sometimes it shouldn't.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2006 Brian Gorman	Federated Deserves Patience Fiscal 2006 looks a bit messy, but the future holds lots of promise. Investors, this company is worth watching.
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.
CFO December 1, 2003 Roy Harris	Lights! Camera! Action! Buying Universal puts GE in the movie business. Its plan for synergies might make a good screenplay.
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CFO February 1, 2011 Randy Myers	Integration Acceleration Why successful M&A now depends on getting your ducks in a row as early as possible.
The Motley Fool July 14, 2005 Timothy M. Otte	Is Bigger Better? The Federated/May acquisition moves one step closer to completion. This may be an interesting play for investors.
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?
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CFO Tim Reason	Taking Things Personally Northrop's bid for TRW is dubbed "opportunistic." But if one company knows another very well, is that so bad?
The Motley Fool October 7, 2011 Dan Radovsky	Level 3 Swallows Global Crossing! So What? What do you get when two money-losing companies merge? Synergies!
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The Motley Fool October 27, 2006 Rich Smith	Northrop Grumman Knocked The market punishes the defense contractor -- for the wrong misstep.
Knowledge@Wharton February 26, 2003	Is It time to Give Up on AOL Time Warner? Just over two years after a $103.5 billion merger, AOL Time Warner is a shambles. Was this just bad luck? Was the merger ill-conceived? Or is this disastrous performance -- the stock has fallen nearly 90% - an object lesson in the perils that confront any mega-merger?
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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.