The handling of mergers and acquisitions is never simple, as we see in our transaction reports every month. It is all too easy for otherwise promising companies to shed value after merging, sometimes to the tune of billions of dollars. Most business students could point to the merger of America Online and Time Warner, or Daimler-Benz and Chrysler, as examples of some of the most poorly handled M&A deals in business history. But far less known than these are the deals that never left the launch pad. In this feature, we take a close look at those mergers which never managed to achieve completion. Whether foiled by regulatory requirements or simple due diligence failure, they serve as cautionary tales for legal and business professionals – and a tantalising glimpse of what could have been. Written By Oliver Sullivan Lawyer Monthly THE BIGGEST M&A DEALS THAT NEVER WERE
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