It is a very healthy and productivity improving activities for the society and for shareholder and requires special skilled people to manage the process and make it smooth. The goal for management is really about how to make the values from the acquired company to form the synergy, so one plus one is not just equal to two but greater than two.
This is about the value, which is a lot of times measured as Return on Investment. From shareholder perspective, in a standard financial term, it is the EPS. This is not about the size of the merged company. The number of employees may increase or decrease. The number of sites may increase or decrease. The number of customers may increase or decrease. The number of products may increase or decrease. The point is the share holder's value should be increased.
Whether you within a merged and acquired company are on the increased or decreased sides, it really depends on what is the net contribution you and your organization are is on the equation.
This is about the value, which is a lot of times measured as Return on Investment. From shareholder perspective, in a standard financial term, it is the EPS. This is not about the size of the merged company. The number of employees may increase or decrease. The number of sites may increase or decrease. The number of customers may increase or decrease. The number of products may increase or decrease. The point is the share holder's value should be increased.
Whether you within a merged and acquired company are on the increased or decreased sides, it really depends on what is the net contribution you and your organization are is on the equation.
