WHY DO ACQUISITIONS FAIL?

Why do Acquisitions Fail?

Acquisitions Fail

Introduction

The purchase of a company by another (acquisition) or the union of two companies, leading to a larger one (melting) are one of the most frequent ways to win today and competitiveness dimension. This paper focuses on the reason for failure of acquisition, focusing on M&A success and failure, problems with M&A and culture integration.

Discussion

During the decades of 60 and 70, many companies used the F & A as instrument of industrial and geographic diversification (as clusters). Risk adverse firms minimized their risk with companies concentrating from other regions and sectors, ...