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C/F/164. What is NPV? And why do mergers fail?

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DATE:
2007
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29.99 GBP

The paper is divided into 2 parts. The first part discusses net present value and why it is required for long-term decisions. An example of the calculation is provided. The second part of the work discusses why most of the mergers fail. It is found that mergers fail to produce adequate financial indicators, however 80% of them are seen as success by the executives.

 

KEYWORDS: NPV, net present value, merger, acquisition, M&A, fail, empirical evidence,

 
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