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3 Common M&A Pitfalls, and How to Avoid Them

Harvard Business

Experience has taught me that the art of good M&A requires a combination of careful research, emotional intelligence, and attention to detail that might otherwise get overlooked; due diligence requires more than a scan through boxes of contracts and reviewing the balance sheet. In 2005, eBay spent $2.6