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Breaking down the M&A Case Study

Tom Spencer

Can the buyer easily finance the acquisition? Rationale: The main reason IBM decided to buy these 40+ companies is that they could all benefit from the firm’s global sales force. Mergers are common in the automotive industry and usually motivated by a central reason. What’s the acquisition rationale?

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

1997 – First Global Prize, an annual business school case study competition for potential recruits, awarded. Marketing & Sales. Working anywhere from the strategy related to the business unit to corporate finance and strategy to strategic foresight, A.T. Automotive. Firm hires 2,000th employee. Sustainability.

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

Although it started as a tiny group, paling in comparison to the bohemoth revenues of the firm’s hardware sales, this group is now known as IBM Global Services (IGS) which is responsible for 50% of IBM’s revenue globally. Finance Risk. Marketing Sales & Service. Automotive. IGS has 5 divisions/branches.

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