Heard in Class and faithfully reported

- Mergers and Acquisitions work pretty much the same way as relationships: you first decide about the rational for doing it, then you evaluate the fit and the competitive advantage that it gives you before moving onto implementation. You are bound to hit a culture clash and loads of trouble. Ultimately you might succeed in achieving high degrees of integration, but you might lose your soul in the process as you must take the best of both worlds" - Strategies for Asia Pacific professor

I am eagerly waiting for comments from people who have carefully planned their relationships

- goal: which market are we after? How does this affect our growth potential?
well, I know you like Paris and if we get married, you'd be eligible to work in France.

- strategic fit: where are you present? what are you good at? are our offerings complementary?
Well, you bring cooking skills and I can repair cars, looks like a good fit to me.

- complementary skills and resources across the value chain
You're pretty good at supply chain management with your Tesco Club Card, I can handle the design bit, with my IKEA background. Together we can share the marketing with the writing of wedding invitations and we can hire a cleaning lady and a babysitter for After Sales service. We'll be just fine

- Implementation:
Let's get a good lawyer

- Results:
John and Mary