Winning the Merger Endgame: A Playbook for Profiting from Industry Consolidation

After watching the pace of mergers and acquisitions for years, the idea for Winning the Merger Endgame was born. The authors followed each twist and turn; as one industry slowed down, another wave of consolidations was touched off in a different sector, which triggered still another industry into restructuring mode to increase shareholder value. Over time, the authors saw that these trends were no longer regional or national: The game moved to the global arena.

Winning the Merger Endgame is the result of a worldwide study of mergers encompassing 25,000 listed companies in 24 major industries from 53 countries. The authors describe the four discrete stages that industries go through on their way to global consolidation, what strategies executives need to consider based on what stage they are in, and what operational changes must be made to win the game of consolidation. Winning the Merger Endgame will be available in Fall 2002 but can be ordered from select online booksellers including:

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