What experts are saying about M&A
Mergers, acquisitions, and corporate dealmaking — the strategy, valuation, and integration logic behind buying and combining companies.
“JPMorgan Chase acquired Washington Mutual (WaMu) for a $30 billion discount to its tangible book value, which approximated the expected mortgage losses.”
— Jamie Dimon
“On March 13, 2008, JPMorgan Chase facilitated a one-day emergency loan for Bear Stearns after its CEO requested $30 billion in liquidity before Asian markets opened.”
— Jamie Dimon
“In 2018, AppLovin began acquiring gaming studios to obtain first-party data needed to train its machine learning models and compete with platforms like Facebook.”
— Adam Foroughi
“A core principle of Epic Systems is to never acquire other companies or be acquired itself.”
— Judy Faulkner
“Deel acquired its competitor Omnipresent as part of a market consolidation strategy.”
— Alex Bouaziz