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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.
CFO September 1, 2005 Kate O'Sullivan	Secrets of the M&A Masters The hard-won lessons of frequent acquirers can cut through the clutter of acquisition statistics and theory and serve as practical deal-making guidelines.
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.
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...
Insurance & Technology June 22, 2009 Anthony O'Donnell	Deloitte: Insurance M&A Likely to Increase in Late 2009 New report identifies five situations in which mergers are likely to increase, a strategic objectives checklist for insurance M&A and a four-phase approach to planning and executing M&A.
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.
CFO February 1, 2005 Kris Frieswick	Fool's Gold These deals might indeed make their synergy numbers. Then again, they might not. A recent McKinsey & Co. study finds that 70 percent of mergers fall short when it comes to achieving their targets for revenue synergies, while 40 percent lead to cost-synergy disappointments
BusinessWeek March 15, 2004 Jennifer Merritt	Exec Ed Rides High As the economy picks up speed, enrollment in executive courses is rising.
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.
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.
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.
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.
CFO March 1, 2003 Roy Harris	Close to Divest Many companies are poised to shed failed acquisitions, but few want to talk about it.
CFO September 1, 2005 Russ Banham	It's Not You, It's Your Technology Once an afterthought in M&A, a target's IT systems may be a potential deal-breaker.
Knowledge@Wharton	Bank of America and FleetBoston: Dud Deal? It was the third largest bank merger in history, promising to create a mega-bank that would span the country. But though bank executives promise economies of scale and cross-selling opportunities, investors have not been impressed.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2004 Selena Maranjian	On CEOs and Overconfidence Contrary to popular belief, mergers don't always reward shareholders.
CIO February 1, 2003 Elana Varon	Best in Class By licensing its database research service to business schools worldwide, the Wharton School brand earns high marks.
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.
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?
CIO August 15, 2002 Ben Worthen	Mergers and Acquisitions Many of the CIO-100 honorees were thrust into the theater of integration following a merger. These companies shared the same urgent pace of integration as they streamlined processes and combined systems.
eCFO December 2000 Tim Reason	Batteries Not Included For some CFOs, high-tech takeovers can make for some unduly difficult due diligence...
CFO January 1, 2002 Stephen Barr	Deals: They've Come Undone With buying activity sharply down, merger breakups made the biggest headlines last year.
HBS Working Knowledge January 10, 2005 Sean Silverthorne	Professors Introduce Valuation Software Two Harvard professors have developed a business analysis and valuation software program, which is being sold to the public. Here is why investors and executives should take a look.
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.
Financial Planning September 1, 2013 Glenn G. Kautt	Important Lessons From the Monitor-Savant Capital Merger A year after a firm merger, one of the principals looks at some of the problems and some pleasant surprises.
BusinessWeek July 18, 2005 Steve Rosenbush	Too Much Cash, Too Little Innovation Tech giants are mostly returning money to investors or doing merger and acquisition deals
CFO December 1, 2004 Kris Frieswick	Is Fair Value Flawed? Some say FASB's reform proposals for merger-and-acquisition expense-reporting could stifle corporate management planning.
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 David Henry	Have Dealmakers Wised Up? Acquiring companies seem to be taking a closer look -- and paying less.
CFO July 15, 2008 Avital Louria Hahn	Worlds Apart To foster successful cross-border mergers, try cultural due diligence.
BusinessWeek September 12, 2005 Geoff Gloeckler	Campus Confidential Students from our top-tier B-schools don't disclose grades. Now that policy is under attack.
Inc. April 1, 2003 Jess McCuan	Spring Training It's never too late to get that Harvard degree. A growing number of business schools now offer executive education programs that run from five days to three weeks. Here's a look at three top programs.
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.
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.
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.
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...
HBS Working Knowledge April 12, 2004	Readers Respond: Should We Brace Ourselves for Another Era of M&A Value Destruction? Managing soft stuff of communication... Someone must loose... etc.
CFO Roy Harris	Calling for Backup You may have to keep quiet about them, but contingency plans are vital to any M&A strategy...
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.
Knowledge@Wharton June 18, 2003	Board Members Feeling the Heat of Public Scrutiny Should Bone Up on Finance, Accounting What you don't know can't hurt you. That old adage may be true some of the time, but not for people serving on boards of directors and audit committees in the wake of recent scandals that have tarnished the reputation of corporate America.
U.S. Banker April 2008 Joseph Rosta	Financial Mergers & Acquisitions Dry Up It's a hostile merger and acquisition world out there and the depressed bank and thrift market has not been spared.
CFO April 1, 2003 Roy Harris	The Case Against Cases Enron's popularity as a business-school "success story" raises tough questions about how cases are prepared.
Chemistry World May 29, 2014 Derek Lowe	Messy megamergers There is a good deal to be said about drug company mergers in general.
CRM February 2, 2004 Martin Schneider	Merging for Midmarket Dominance Acquisitions increase in popularity as CRM vendors look to capture share in the midmarket.
HBS Working Knowledge April 26, 2004 Jim Heskett	Summing Up: M&A Value Destruction: Who's to Blame? Reader responses to an article on the "flawed process" of mergers and acquisitions.
Financial Planning October 1, 2010 John J. Bowen, Jr.	Rocket Fuel Some advisors are finding that nonorganic options -- acquisitions, in particular -- are an excellent way to ramp up growth and build successful larger firms.