Episode Details

We are joined by business Professors Feng Gu and Baruch Lev to discuss their latest book, "The M&A Failure Trap:  Why Most Mergers and Acquisitions Fail and How the Few Succeed".  

We talk to Professor Gu and Professor Lev about:

• The process of analyzing historical acquisitions and how they reached the conclusion that most M&A ends in failure. 
• Over time, has the M&A failure rate improved or gotten worse?  The statistics are surprising.   
• What are some of the main reasons why M&A ends in failure?  The Professors have also put together a "M&A Checklist" which should help companies in their M&A process.  

It is a very interesting discussion with Professor Gu and Professor Lev and I hope everyone enjoys it!