Archive for August, 2007
ABN AMRO directors demonstrate well how to survive a merger
Christmas may be over four months away, but if ABN AMRO is acquired by Barclays or the RBS consortium, it looks as if the current members of the ABN AMRO board will be able to place better Christmas presents under the tree this year. As reported in The Times on 2 August 2007 (see the full article online [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Book Review: Financial Times, 1 August 2007
The Financial Times published a long (almost 700 word) review of the book, Intelligent M&A: Navigating the Mergers and Acquisitions Minefield, on 1 August 2007. The review was entitled ‘Giving diligence its due’, and noted in summary that ‘the authors have strong points to make on any activity [M&A] in which thoroughness and common sense [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Harry Potter and the ABN AMRO takeover battle
I expect that not many of the readers of this weblog were up at 5:30am on 30 July watching World Business Report on the BBC (or it’s rebroadcasts in the UK later that morning and globally on BBC World). So you did miss my discussion on the ABN AMRO takeover battle. Later that morning, ABN AMRO’s board [...]
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Surviving a merger: Don’t think it can’t happen to you!
Posted on Sunday, 19 August 2007. Filed under: Business Intelligence, Commentary, Mergers, Personal Planning for Mergers |
[Note: further information on surviving a merger can be found in my other blog: www.survivingmergers.com] On 7 August, Management-Issues had an article based on the final chapter of our book (Intelligent M&A: Navigating the Mergers and Acquisitions Minefield). That chapter, entitled ‘How to Survive a Merger’ provides a number of strategies and tips on how [...]
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