Acquisitions – why do they happen? As an Industry guy involved in many takeovers (taking over, and taken over), I’ve seen many strategic reasons for an acquisition. Usually, there’s more than 1 reason in play. I’ve created a crude table (below) listing 17 key reasons.
This is another of those blog posts where I’d love it if industry colleagues would chip in some insights. Students eagerly await your wisdom!
Not shown here: a column describing ‘What Research Can Do’ in each scenario, so Acquisition decisions are made (and initial post-acquisition business moves are made) with greater wisdom. To see THAT column, you must be enrolled as a student at Seneca college – or be an industry partner to the college.
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Steven
why acquire a company?