Interview subjects have asked to remain anonymous in order to feel comfortable providing candid answers. Mergers and acquisitions is a hot practice in business, law, and consulting and one of the most requested banking groups for incoming investment bankers.1 Like any practice or career, however, there are many pros and cons. This blog post will…
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T-Mobile-Sprint Merger and Antitrust Scrutiny
On April 29, 2018, Sprint and T-Mobile announced an agreement to merge the two companies. Though this is exciting news, we have been here before. On-and-off discussions between Sprint and T-Mobile have been ongoing for over four years. The most recent set of discussions took place in the fall of 2017. However, on November 4,…
Two Major Health Insurance Company Mergers Blocked: Antitrust Laws and the Future Uncertainty of the Affordable Care Act to Blame
On February 14, 2017, Aetna and Humana, two major United States healthcare companies, called off their planned merger due to a federal court ruling that blocked the deal last month.1 Anthem and Cigna, two other major US healthcare companies, also called off their planned merger the same day.2 The Aetna-Humana deal was worth $34 billion…