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Merger & Acquisition Strategy: The Importance of Staying United

By Sabado Domingo

In the business world, the popular misconception is that no one can be trusted due to the fact that there is a con man in every corner. But no man is an island — business owners and companies need to develop partnerships and alliances with one another.

Instead of flinging mud at each other and trying to stand alone against the raging torrent of trends and time, young managers need to observe the changing facets of the business world. Players typically come and go. And while the rules of the game may not change, businessmen usually end up bending with the dictates of time and the demands of their target market — especially if they want to remain relevant in the long run. After all, the classics never go out of style, and business owners have to strike a balance with advancements in science, technology, design and ingenuity, for these are always inevitably embraced in a modern and futuristic world.

With all that in mind, it’s no wonder that, with everything that business owners have to consider, it’s important to have partners along the way who will make things so much easier for them.

This is where equity firms come in because they are the undisputed experts when it comes to mergers and acquisitions that are designed to be beneficial to all parties involved. While equity firms need to develop relationships with the right groups of people, they also need to avoid running into the crooks and swindlers who are only interested in lining their own pockets. Young entrepreneurs are especially vulnerable to these crooked businessmen, which is why they need the advice of a competent business firm or consultant before striking a deal with anyone. They need to be a careful of the company that they keep around them because these people can either lift them up to eternal glory or bring them stumbling down to the ground.

Staying united towards a brighter future is the dream of any rational businessman out there; so it only makes sense to pursue mergers and acquisitions that are in their best interests. With a little luck, and the proper guidance, they’ll certainly increase their odds of hitting the jackpot.

Photo Credit: Eli Brown

April 22, 2021

Comments

  1. 1

    Doable Finance says

    Mergers and acquisitions are okay as long as they don’t create monopoly of some sort.

    I think it was in 1984 that Congress broke up AT&T into smaller regional bell companies.

    They have merged together again creating behemoths like AT&T and Verizon.

    It may be good for the nation but we don’t have much choice choosing in the local communities.

    • 2

      Volfram says

      Loss of choice in local communities isn’t good for the nation. The monopolies stifle competition, which is part of the reason service is so lousy here and the companies can get away with being abusive. The government has set the barriers to entry for becoming an ISP too high, and nobody can get in unless, like Google, they just have tons of cash on-hand that nobody knows what to do with.

  2. 3

    Davidgomes says

    Mergers and acquisitions otherwise called “M&A” is the methodology of fusing or joining together two organizations into one corporate substance. A straight procurement is basically when one organization buys an alternate organization altogether. For the most part, this transaction might be made in stock, money or a mixture of both. In a dangerous takeover, the obtaining organization will by and large procure enough imparts to expect control, which in a few cases the target may not be mindful of the offer and will be unwilling to offer. In a neighborly securing, the two organizations will normally collaborate on the terms of the merger.

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