It’s an old trick, I know, but how many emails claiming free stuff inside do you open? Hopefully you’re not offended, and here is something for free indeed!

This week’s newsletter is a bit different, and contains the killer findings of two recent studies that we have produced at The Edge.

  1. 15-Year Spinoff Performance Study with Deloitte

“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” – Aristotle

In direct contravention of this timeless quote, we find that the sum of parts is greater than the whole. We find that a Spinoff of a division or subsidiary turns out to be a great strategy for unlocking value.

  1. 16-Year M&A Performance Study

M&A is a big business; it has big fees! The banks want to push companies to merge – of course they do! Now we provide the findings of our 16-year study that will challenge the perception of value creation via M&A.

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