The Management of Mergers and Acquisitions

Preface.

Introduction.

1 M&A failure as a management problem.

1.1 Story: Flight NA3365 to Morkousk.

1.2 A failure . . . but not a calculated one!

2 Ego and geo: Two motivations for acquiring.

2.1 Story: To conquer the world.

2.2 Combining ego and geo . . . .

3 Choosing the right pilots.

3.1 Story: The gold nugget.

3.2 Is there a pilot in the acquisition?

4 Major M&A issues.

4.1 Story: The Christmas present.

4.2 Stars and storms.

5 Exploring the cultural dimension.

5.1 Story: Fateful encounters.

5.2 Naturally, culture is to blame.

6 Using experience, but maintaining vigilance.

6.1 Story: The Meletev cocktail.

6.2 Don’t worry, we know what we’re doing . . . .

7 Monitoring integration in time and space.

7.1 Story: Sabotage.

7.2 From the infinitely large to the infinitesimal.

Conclusion.

Addendum.

References.

Index.