# Professor Baruch Lev's blog post on why big mergers often fail is featured

1 Faculty News February 27, 2019 ![Seeking Alpha logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030729.jpg?itok=lsJdjgi0)>

Excerpt from [Seeking Alpha](https://seekingalpha.com/article/4244869-will-learn-big-mergers-often-fail) -- "Why are large companies such poor acquirers? Several reasons come to mind. Large companies are often overly bureaucratic with a set culture, complicating the integration of the acquired targets. Furthermore, large companies are often mature, desperately trying to reignite growth."

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