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Conceptual illustration of private equity investors as barbarians at the gate versus a depiction of tamer investors cheering in front of a chart showing a successful investment's performance.
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The Evolution of Private Equity

A new paper argues that PE firms have grown into responsible investors, becoming more relevant in global M&A than ever.

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How to Resolve Conflict in Business

Five Wharton faculty share insights about conflict in its many forms and how to navigate it, resolve it, reframe it, or even avoid it entirely, for better results.

Illustration of businesspeople staring in confusion at a cube trying to fit in a round hole.
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When Your Merger Is a Bad Fit

In an excerpt from his new book Decide & Conquer, Meetup CEO David Siegel C97 WG03 reveals the mistakes made by the company’s then-new corporate owner, WeWork, and a valuable acquisition lesson learned: Be honest about the relationship and what is realistic for success.

Winners and Losers in Health Care Mergers
Blog Network

Winners and Losers in Health Care Mergers

Are recent health care mergers a good thing? Who are the winners and losers in these deals? Jeff Voigt finds answers in research on past consolidations.

Hedge Funds Can Still Manipulate Corporate Law
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Hedge Funds Can Still Manipulate Corporate Law

A Delaware court upholds Appraisal Arbitrage, and that’s bad news for the average investor and market efficiency, explains Maurice Lefkort.

Alibaba and the New Plaintiffs Bar Deterrent
Blog Network

Alibaba and the New Plaintiffs Bar Deterrent

Stockholder plaintiffs demand a ransom for each public M&A transaction. Lawyer Maurice Lefkort offers two responses, including one from the recent mega IPO.

Making Mega-Mergers Work
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Making Mega-Mergers Work

Big Acquisitions Are Transforming Banking and Other Industries. Will These Deals Work? The Answer May Lie in Managers’ Heads — and Policy Manuals

With a Little Help from Their Friends
People

With a Little Help from Their Friends

Looking for Talent? Check out 'The Network'

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Wharton Impact

Driving Change

Malleable Corporations
Uncategorized

Malleable Corporations

Are Skills in Mergers, Alliances, and Rapid Transformation Becoming the Most Crucial Competency for the 21st Century?

War of the Wires
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War of the Wires

With the passage of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, telecom companies are gearing up for the competitive battle of their lives

The Urge to Merge
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The Urge to Merge

Strategic Realignments, new technologies and a raging bull market caused a frenzy of M&A activity in 1995. What have we learned from it, and what's ahead for 1996?

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mergers and acquisitions
Conceptual illustration of private equity investors as barbarians at the gate versus a depiction of tamer investors cheering in front of a chart showing a successful investment's performance.
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Finance
Spring/Summer 2024

The Evolution of Private Equity

A new paper argues that PE firms have grown into responsible investors, becoming more relevant in global M&A than ever.

Conceptual illustration of two businesspeople with briefcases and antlers on their heads facing each other in a showdown.
Ideas
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Research
Spring/Summer 2024

How to Resolve Conflict in Business

Five Wharton faculty share insights about conflict in its many forms and how to navigate it, resolve it, reframe it, or even avoid it entirely, for better results.

Illustration of businesspeople staring in confusion at a cube trying to fit in a round hole.
Ideas
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Management
Spring/Summer 2022

When Your Merger Is a Bad Fit

In an excerpt from his new book Decide & Conquer, Meetup CEO David Siegel C97 WG03 reveals the mistakes made by the company’s then-new corporate owner, WeWork, and a valuable acquisition lesson learned: Be honest about the relationship and what is realistic for success.

Winners and Losers in Health Care Mergers
Blog Network
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Health Care
August 12, 2015

Winners and Losers in Health Care Mergers

Are recent health care mergers a good thing? Who are the winners and losers in these deals? Jeff Voigt finds answers in research on past consolidations.

Hedge Funds Can Still Manipulate Corporate Law
Blog Network
/
Finance
February 12, 2015

Hedge Funds Can Still Manipulate Corporate Law

A Delaware court upholds Appraisal Arbitrage, and that’s bad news for the average investor and market efficiency, explains Maurice Lefkort.

Alibaba and the New Plaintiffs Bar Deterrent
Blog Network
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Finance
October 02, 2014

Alibaba and the New Plaintiffs Bar Deterrent

Stockholder plaintiffs demand a ransom for each public M&A transaction. Lawyer Maurice Lefkort offers two responses, including one from the recent mega IPO.

Making Mega-Mergers Work
Ideas
/
Finance
Summer 1998

Making Mega-Mergers Work

Big Acquisitions Are Transforming Banking and Other Industries. Will These Deals Work? The Answer May Lie in Managers’ Heads — and Policy Manuals

With a Little Help from Their Friends
People
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Careers
Spring 1998

With a Little Help from Their Friends

Looking for Talent? Check out 'The Network'

Wharton Impact 1
Ideas
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Leadership
Spring 1998

Wharton Impact

Driving Change

Malleable Corporations
Uncategorized
January 01, 1998

Malleable Corporations

Are Skills in Mergers, Alliances, and Rapid Transformation Becoming the Most Crucial Competency for the 21st Century?

War of the Wires
Ideas
/
Management
Fall 1996

War of the Wires

With the passage of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, telecom companies are gearing up for the competitive battle of their lives

The Urge to Merge
Ideas
/
Finance
Spring 1996

The Urge to Merge

Strategic Realignments, new technologies and a raging bull market caused a frenzy of M&A activity in 1995. What have we learned from it, and what's ahead for 1996?

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