Download or read book Global Acquisitions written by S. Lees and published by Springer. This book was released on 2002-12-10 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mergers and acquisitions are about rapid growth. They can also be one of the main ways of destroying shareholder value. This book challenges almost every popular assumption about how to manage mergers and acquisitions. It draws upon a wealth of theory and practice to provide the essential strategic frameworks for integrating mergers, acquisitions and other collaborative ventures at a global level. It shows that the human factor is at the centre of a successful acquisition strategy.