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Avoiding The M&A Failure Trap: Q&A With NYU’s Baruch Lev And SUNY Buffalo’s Feng Gu

Global Finance

Together, they recently published The M&A Failure Trap: Why So Many Mergers and Acquisitions Fail, and How the Few Succeed (Wiley). What is it about the current M&A environment that prompted you? Lev: Three years ago, Feng and I, as keen observers of M&A, saw several troubling things.

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European Banks Pursue Mergers To Gain Competitive Edge

Global Finance

Lenders across Europe are ramping up M&A efforts to scale operations, strengthen balance sheets, and navigate an evolving financial landscape. With interest rates stabilizing and capital reserves at healthy levels, banks are taking advantage of strategic acquisitions to fuel growth and enhance profitability.

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Common Reasons Behind Failed Mergers and Acquisitions & How to Avoid Them

E78 Partners

Mergers and acquisitions are designed to create value, but too often, they fall short of that promise. In this article, we explore the most common reasons behind failed mergers and acquisitions and how thoughtful, execution-focused strategies can help you sidestep those pitfalls and unlock sustainable value.

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World’s Best Investment Banks 2025: M&A

Global Finance

Persistent inflation and volatile interest rates defined much of the M&A landscape in 2024, dampening buy-side confidence even as activity gained momentum. Since the beginning of this year, global M&A activity has totaled $418.9 Thats half the number from the previous year. trillion, according to Dealogic.

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Report: M&A activity in Southeast Asia surges in Q1

Future CFO

M&A activity in Southeast Asia surges in the first quarter of 2025, as deal value grew by 296.1% The report highlights that the broader Southeast Asian M&A market still recorded a 12.3% The post Report: M&A activity in Southeast Asia surges in Q1 appeared first on FutureCFO. quarter on quarter. of total deal value.

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FTC, Lawmakers Turn Sour On M&A; Could Innovation Suffer?

PYMNTS

M&A DOA? If allowed to proceed, the acquisition would deprive American merchants and consumers of this innovative alternative to Visa and increase entry barriers for future innovators.”. And in a nod to attempts on a grand scale to reign in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep.

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#FA Success Ep 351: Facilitating Successful Advisor Mergers & Acquisitions By Avoiding The Conflicts Of A Success Fee, With Jessica Polito

Nerd's Eye View

Jessica is the Founder and Principal for Turkey Hill Management, a mergers & acquisitions consulting firm that assists financial advisors with the sale, acquisition, integration, or merger of their firms. My guest on today's podcast is Jessica Polito.