M&A is a significant activity within business and this chapter invites us to explore its importance and role and whether any specific M&A event is strategic according to FM$.$ What we will explore this week are the following knowledge objectives:

Explain the popularity of merger and acquisition strategies in firms competing in the global economy.

Discuss reasons why firms use an acquisition strategy to achieve strategic competitiveness.

Describe seven problems that work against achieving success when using an acquisition strategy.

Name and describe the attributes of effective acquisitions.

Define the restructuring strategy and distinguish among its common forms.

Explain the short$-$ and long$-$term outcomes of the different types of restructuring strategies.

Thoughts and sources along with current events, class?