M&A: Negative Impact of Takeovers
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M&A: Negative Impact of Takeovers

Intuition Publishing
Updated Sep 24, 2020

Takeovers may not always be beneficial for the shareholders of acquiring companies and may also have negative consequences for management, staff, and other stakeholders in both the acquiring company and the target. Here we discuss the negative side of mergers, including management self-interest in generating merger activity, the costs of mergers, and the impact on staff.