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testing the limits of diversification article, the best-performing conglomerates are the best owners of businesses outside their core industries, Corporate Finance

FEBRUARY 2012

Testing the limits of diversification

This strategy can create value, but only if a company is the best possible owner of businesses outside its core industry.

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  • Taking a longer-term look at M&A value creation article, companies that do large deals fare worst in M&A, Corporate Finance

    JANUARY 2012

    Taking a longer-term look at M&A value creation

    Companies that do many small deals can outperform their peers—if they have the right skills. But they need more than skill to succeed in large deals.

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  • mixed year for M&A article, value of deals virtually unchanged from 2010, Corporate Finance

    JANUARY 2012

    A mixed year for M&A

    Global deal activity slowed in August, though measures of value creation continued to improve.

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