E42 - #42 - Feng Gu and Baruch Lev

We are joined by business Professors Feng Gu and Baruch Lev to discuss their latest book, "The M&A Failure Trap:  Why Most Mergers and Acquisitions Fail and How the Few Succeed".  

We talk to Professor Gu and Professor Lev about:

The process of analyzing historical acquisitions and how they reached the conclusion that most M&A ends in failure.  Over time, has the M&A failure rate improved or gotten worse?  The statistics are surprising.    What are some of the main reasons why M&A ends in failure?  The Professors have also put together a "M&A Chec...