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Do-It-Yourself M&A

Companies should limit their reliance on consultants when executing mergers, says the CFO of Thomson Reuters.

March 10, 2010

Consolidating two companies after a merger may require liberal use of consultants for integrating systems, evaluating human capital, and other crucial tasks. But finance chiefs shouldn't let consultants do too much, even if the companies in question are multibillion-dollar businesses. Read more...

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