Mergers and Acquisitions:What Every Company Should Know before Saying "I Do"

Ralph W. Carmichael

January 1, 2001

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Originally Published January/February 2001

Ralph W. Carmichael

With so many businesses in every industry joining forces through mergers and acquisitions, deciding whether to enter into such agreements must be an essential part of strategic planning for any company. Analysts estimate that during 1999, some 6877 companies in all industries were acquired at a total value of more than $971.8 billion.1 By fall 2000, 6312 companies had been sold for more than $1 trillion.

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