Mergers & Acquisitions from a Strategic Perspective

Wulf H. Bernotat
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Wulf H. Bernotat: CEO and Chairman of the Board of Management of E.ON AG

Chapter 13 in Handbook Utility Management, 2008, pp 223-233 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Intensive mergers & acquisitions (M&A) activity has been characteristic of the utilities industry for more than 20 years. This chapter outlines the rationale for these trends and discusses why mergers & acquisitions will continue to be of vital importance for the future strategic development of leading utility companies in Europe. Aside from providing a brief overview of the industry’s M&A 'history', the chapter will touch specifically on how E.ON has developed by pursuing a strategy of acquisitive growth. Providing some of the key insights that E.ON has drawn from its own experience in this field, the chapter elaborates on success factors in M&A in the utilities industry. Furthermore, it describes how E.ON has positioned itself to be prepared for the challenges and opportunities ahead.

Keywords: mergers & acquisitions; strategic growth; utilities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-79349-6_13

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