Mergers & Acquisitions

The 4 risks of mergers & acquisitions: can you avoid them?

Northern Lights | 19 February 2018

This blog first appeared on influenceonline.co.uk Mergers and acquisitions are typified by power games – everyone wants to be on the ‘winning’ side – and excitability about the potential for increased profits. In this blog I want to look at the issues of mergers and acquisitions – these insights have been gained from years of … The 4 risks of mergers & acquisitions: can you avoid them?

It’s time for communications professionals to be confident

Northern Lights | 7 April 2017

What is the role of a communications professional?

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