Put Dollar Signs on Your M&A Decisions
A merger is based on a financial proposition. It’s not a “feel good” activity. Success is measured in numbers—stock price, cash flow, net worth, marketshare, P/E ratio, debt figures, tax savings, and so on. It’s a very digital issue. Your job is to help play the financial angles, to help deliver a bottom line characterized by black ink and big numbers. . . .

