Word: bains
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...operations. The reality is that while small, incremental deals can be a key to success, very few megadeals ever deliver on their much hyped promise. On the contrary, 70% of these combinations fail to generate lasting shareholder value, according to Mastering the Merger, a new book by consulting firm Bain...
...Nokia, which missed the popularity of clamshell phones. Recognizing an impending technological shift is just part of the challenge; companies also have to guess right about when to embrace it. "It's like a pitch coming in--you have to decide if it's a fastball or curveball," says Bain director David Harding...
More than two-thirds of all mergers fail. Yet companies rarely grow without deals. How does a CEO confront this conundrum? David Harding and Sam Rovit, veteran management consultants at Bain & Co., walk readers through the daunting world of M&A inMastering the Merger: Four Critical Decisions That Make or Break the Deal (Harvard Business School Press). Through detailed case studies, the pair show that the more successful acquirers, like Clear Channel, tend to thrive through many small deals rather than the big one. The bottom line: no matter how far along you are in the process, always...
...tremendous, we were busting at the seams,” said Bain & Company recruiter Glenna Ryan, of the Bain information session that took place Wednesday night. “We were very pleased...
...overwhelmingly enthusiastic, says Miller. In February 2003 the first board convened under the administrative umbrella of the Denver Foundation. It was a group of 10 men and women, including educators, lawyers, a nurse, a social worker, a community volunteer, former Colorado Governor Dick Lamm and Colorado Republican chairman Don Bain. "As diverse as the group is," says Sandra Shreve, 62, a current board member who donates from her modest educator's pension, "we were all there with a common goal: to help our community by creating a circle of giving...