In M&A and Poker the Goal is to Make 1+1=3
In a Huffington Post Business Blog, Brandeis University professor Ben Gomes-Casseres discusses what the “players” in M&A transactions hope to achieve with a unique comparison to poker! The main point is that the objective in virtually all M&A transactions (and JVs, alliances, consortiums, partnerships, etc.) is to make 1+1=3. Professor Gomes-Casseres compares M&A to poker as follow; “At any point in the game of business, every company holds certain cards. Some of these cards
OTC Acquirers - October 2015
Below is a list of OTC companies that were working on acquisitions in October of 2015. Over 50 OTC QX, QB, and PINK issuers were busy with acquisitions this month. This month's microcap acquisition highlights include; usell.com, Inc. (OTCQB: USEL) completing the all stock acquisition of a company with annual revenues of $61 million, and CPSM, Inc. (OTCPINK: SWMM) acquiring a competitor and a new corporate headquarters. The Movie Studio, Inc. (OTCPINK: MVES) Oct 1, 2015 -- "Th
