Are You Fit to be an Acquirer?

Are You Fit to be an Acquirer?

I was listening to an old Warren Buffet interview about his philosophies on business and specifically acquisitions. He summarized how he decides on acquisitions using four key criteria (size criteria is at least $75m earnings): A business he understands It has an...
M&A – The Horrible Habits of Most Acquirers

M&A – The Horrible Habits of Most Acquirers

We’ve all read the statistics on acquisition failure. We’ve seen shareholders’ cynicism reflected on both sides of the deal e.g. Dell’s acquisition of EMC has prompted shares of VMware Inc., the company 80%-owned by EMC, to drop nearly...