The acquisition of The Huffington Post by AOL has generated hundreds of expert views on the matter. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions, in general, show mixed results. Despite making sense on an Excel spreadsheet, many M&A transactions are plagued by problems: systems integration issues, differences in cultural communications, lack of post-merger direction, and a failure by management to articulate the benefits to the market cause the downfall of many transactions.
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