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Beyond the Headlines: a Survey of Lessons Learned from Merger and Acquisition Activity

Overview Andersen recently conducted a survey of executives from some of the largest companies in the technology, media and communications market segments involved in mergers, acquisitions and other similar transactions to bring to light the lessons learned from top value mergers and acquisitions. This white paper presents the key findings from this survey and discusses the implications for merging companies in the converging technology, media and communications sector.

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Publisher	Arthur Andersen	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	October 2000	Downloads	152
Format	White Papers
Topics	Accounting Applications, Procurement - Purchasing

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