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

Harvard Business

Take Google’s purchase of YouTube, now a multibillion-dollar revenue stream that’s fueling the disruption of cable, or Facebook buying Instagram, which solidified its social media dominance. In 2005, eBay spent $2.6 It was painful, but it helped ensure there were no legal limits on any underlying intellectual property.