How to stop M&A from becoming a company culture-killer
A recent report by Harvard Business Review found that between 70% and 90% of all business mergers and acquisitions fail. While there are many pieces of the M&A puzzle, culture can be a crucial determinant of your success. Indeed, failed integration of the two (or more) disparate company cultures and...
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Hot M&A catch-up this week: FTX, Peabody, IBEX
In a rapid reversal, Binance said Wednesday that it would not buy FTX after having announced a rescue offer for the second-largest cryptocurrency exchange a day earlier. Binance said its hope had been supporting customers of the collapsing exchange in order to provide liquidity, but said the issues were...
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M&A-hungry Rhenus – ‘now we’re really global’ – aims to triple in size
Rhenus Logistics has just three years to almost triple in size – that is, admittedly, a target set for itself, but it means next year the market is likely to see some M&A activity. This year, the privately owned forwarder expects some 360,000 teu to pass through its hands, which...
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Fragrance Innovation Summit: book your seat for December 1st
A new fragrance revolution is in the air! While many consumers worry about the future of the planet, the perfume industry cannot stand still. Several initiatives already give a glimpse of what the new age of perfumery could be like: Coty’s choice to use an alcohol made from “recycled”...
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Pioneering green graphene applications for a more sustainable future
The Graphene Flagship’s Jari Kinaret and Patrik Johansson discuss how emerging graphene applications can contribute to a more sustainable world. With the European Green Deal, the European Union has declared its commitment to addressing climate change and environmental degradation; however, the transition to a sustainable and resource-efficient economy will require...
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Home Cities Hyderabad Post-harvest tech lab becomes innovation hub
A conference of vice-chancellors of various horticultural and agricultural universities across the country was held in Hyderabad recently. The event focused on exploring ways to generate revenue from the institutions. The V-Cs were given examples of the College of Horticulture, Mojerla, and Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University;...
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