Pitfalls in a Serial Acquisition Strategy

Authored by Han Smit, Professor of Corporate Finance, Erasmus University, Netherlands
Authored by Thras Moraitis, FORMER Executive General Manager Group Strategy and Corporate Affairs, Xstrata plc, London, United Kingdom

When a vision for acquisitive growth overrides rational analysis, it may be vulnerable to cognitive drawbacks that can undermine objective decision-making.

Thras Moraitis, Executive General Manager, Group Strategy and Corporate Affairs at Xstrata plc and Han Smit, a Criticaleye Thought Leader and Professor of Corporate Finance at Erasmus University, investigate how to reduce the risks when embarking on an ambitious M&A journey.

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