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Why are acquisitions or sales of businesses classified as failures? (I guess the answer is obvious: To inflate the numbers enough to make a sensational headli
by csense 14y ago
Why are acquisitions or sales of businesses classified as failures?
(I guess the answer is obvious: To inflate the numbers enough to make a sensational headline.)
- fiatmoney 14y agoFor that matter, bankruptcy (at least the Chapter 11 variety) is failure in some sense, but is intended to allow the company to continue operating. You'll notice GM is still around.
- csense 14y agoFrom a shareholder's view, bankruptcy is failure. I believe that most bankruptcy cases end up giving ownership of the company to creditors and wiping out pre-bankruptcy shareholders entirely.