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Measuring the merger: Fact, fiction, and prediction

Journal Article · · Fortnightly
OSTI ID:482414

Some shareholders do find bottom-line value in a {open_quotes}marriage of convenience.{close_quotes} With six merger and acquisition (M&A) deals announced between May 1995 and January 1996, and three more so far this year, the long-predicted consolidation of the electric utility industry is taking hold. At least 23 utilities, with business-combination transactions pending, are part of the frenetic domestic M&A activity that has swept the industry. With over 150 major players in the industry, expect swift consolidation, especially on the electric side-deals of all shapes and sizes, not just the traditional mergers of the past.

OSTI ID:
482414
Journal Information:
Fortnightly, Journal Name: Fortnightly Journal Issue: 18 Vol. 134; ISSN FRTNE8
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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