Many acquisitions are merely to hire the team. Recruiting is hard and buying a large functional team is some times attractive. But yes, this is bad advice as it

Many acquisitions are merely to hire the team. Recruiting is hard and buying a large functional team is some times attractive. But yes, this is bad advice as it likely won’t materialize. In fact the best posture in an acquisition is to not need one rather than hope that is your way out. Buyers will capitalize on desperation.