But they may be underestimating the potential for productivity gains in Europe, as the single currency boosts competition and encourages firms to exploit economies of scale through mergers and acquisitions.

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I've gone through seven mergers and acquisitions around the world, including this one in China.

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In the long-term, the opportunities lie with companies exhibiting a drive toward increasing efficiency, for example, through mergers and acquisitions.

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Many Chinese companies have gone global through mergers and acquisitions, establishing capabilities beyond cost leadership, and other measures, said BCG.

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Meanwhile, through mergers and acquisitions that were part of the rescue efforts, the banks have become even bigger financial empires.

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Integrating people acquired through mergers and acquisitions is a skill in itself.

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If not investing in new organic growth, many firms will look to expand their sales through mergers and acquisitions, both at home and in emerging markets.

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This is also an opportunity to rationalize systems, especially in firms that have grown through mergers and acquisitions and now have three or four treasury systems, for example.

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They could be more focused on the front office trading and risk systems or just reluctant to integrate a variety of back office systems that have been acquired through mergers and acquisitions.

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HMOs to grow through mergers and acquisitions.

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In addition to mergers-and-acquisitions advisory, investment banking includes raising capital through stock and debt.

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Many already-public firms are also taking advantage of investors' growing appetite for new equity through secondary share issues not least to help pay for the growing number of mergers and acquisitions.

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Mergers and acquisitions, for example, can take 18 months or more and must go through initial discussions, due diligence and regulatory approval.

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