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Monday 11th February 2008

Making acquisitions work

It could be over-optimism that explains why countless acquisitions fail to meet expectations. ‘People get a rush of blood sometimes and these things are not thought out,' says Andrew Hartley, joint MD of private equity firm August Equity. Read More

Friday 23rd November 2007

Acquisitions thwarted by cultural differences

Research released by management consultancy Hay Group suggests that half of European mergers fail to achieve their stated objectives because of poor integration of cultures. Read More

Thursday 5th July 2007

Making an acquisition in China

As the price of gold reaches record levels, the markets have started to focus on the investment potential of mining and exploration companies. One concern that has doubled its share price in the past year is China Goldmines. Andrew Chilvers spoke to the company’s chief executive, Frank Vanspeybroeck. Read More

Tuesday 19th September 2006

The golden rules of management buyouts

Any business leader with the chance to participate in a management buyout should look realistically, but enthusiastically, at the prospect. For anyone with an influential management role, an MBO can represent a highly lucrative opportunity. Read More

Thursday 7th September 2006

Buying Businesses

If you want to build a business quickly then you need to consider acquiring businesses as well as building your own organically. In fact, when I was building a public company I looked for a 50/50 split between the two, says Chris Ingram. Read More

Monday 10th July 2006

Golden rules of acquisition

Many acquisitions fail to deliver their anticipated benefits owing to poor post-deal implementation, lack of planning or shoddy due diligence. Follow the golden rules and your chances of a positive outcome should be greatly increased. Read More

Monday 12th June 2006

Going for broke

Acquisitions that fail to meet expectations and deliver value can easily topple previously stable businesses. So what typically turns a potential success story into another sorry statistic? GrowthBusiness finds out. Read More

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