Why some CFOs make better M&A deals : when chief financial officers have greater influence in the C-suite, companies are far less likely to destroy value by overpaying for acquisitions /
Many companies fall into the trap of paying an excessively large premium to close an acquisition. The authors analyzed nearly 2,000 acquisitions by U.S. companies over a period of more than 20 years and found that companies were less likely to overpay if their CFO had certain characteristics that al...
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