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1. Mergers and Acquisitions
3. Acquiring Firms Benefit Appropriate Incentives (rule 1)
Stock options rather than growth targets
Scaled returns measures
Win with information economics (rule 2)
Act Rapidly
Obscure information from target
Obscure information from other bidders
Avoid Winner’s curse
VRIO tests of synergy (rule 3)
4. Target Management’s Duty Find alternative bidders
white knight
auction
Golden parachutes
Diversified firms are most effective when organized as multi-business or M-form companies with appropriate incentives
5. Thought for the Day