How Enterprise Architecture can reduce risk in Mergers and Acquisitions

Jan 19, 2020

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Corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) continue as a critical means for enterprises to meet strategic objectives such as growing market share or acquiring new capabilities. However, rate of successful outcomes has not grown at the same pace as the number or M&As themselves. In this post, D...

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