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Synergy
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November 2026
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Strategy & leadership10 min readDoes diversifying M&A create value? Reading three papers
For an owner or director weighing the purchase of a company outside the core business. The straight answer: the three papers in the library cannot settle whether it pays, but they show what to doubt and what to ask before you buy.
- Strategy & leadership10 min read
After the deal: four integration styles and how to choose
For leaders who have just bought, or are about to buy, another business. Haspeslagh and Jemison's four integration styles (absorption, preservation, symbiosis, holding), one way to choose with two questions on interdependence and autonomy, and why three public deals cannot grade any style.