Archive for May, 2007

Current deals, ‘Winner’s Curse’, and the true cost of M&A transactions

Posted on Wednesday, 30 May 2007.

The news today is again dominated in the business press in London with the offers being made for ABN Amro Bank by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Barclays.  This brings to mind the concept of ‘winner’s curse’ in M&A.  Studies have shown that in M&A auctions, such as this one has come with [...]

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M&A Frenzy and the need for Scenario Planning

Posted on Monday, 28 May 2007.

This past week has seen many articles about the continue growth of the M&A market (see, for example, the Financial Times for a discussion of European M&A, or other articles on the Asian market).   It is difficult to walk down the street in the City of London or Canary Wharf and not overhear people talking about M&A [...]

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