Why Mergers Kill Customer Value

Christine Crandell, Contributor, Forbes
Fri, 02/22/2013 - 10:06am

The M&A season is underway. Dell is looking at a $24 billion private equity deal that will privatize the company. Berkshire Hathaway is looking to buy H. J. Heinz, the ketchup brand, for $23 billion. Liberty Global wants to buy Virgin Media, a British cable provider, for $16 billion. US Airways and American Airlines are merging to form the world’s largest airline.

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