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Annals of Crap Research, M&A Leaks Edition

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You might recall that about three weeks ago, there was a mini-spate of articles about how leaks imperil M&A deals. Here's a typical one, from CFO.com (not to pick on them in particular, there were many others). Here's how it reported the contents of a new study from Cass Business School:

The Cass research -- which included results among more than 350,000 mergers and acquisitions between 1994 and 2007 -- found that 49 percent of all leaked deals are completed, for example, compared to a 72-percent completion rate for those not leaked.


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