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Megadeals in Consumer Packaged Goods
How supersized deals are helping the sector respond to challenges.
February 15, 2017 by J. Neely, Derek Townsend, and Dominic Ricketts
Will You Be Mine in the Digital World?
As they look to enhance digital capabilities through mergers and acquisitions, traditional companies have to heed a new set of dating rules.
March 1, 2016 by Joerg Krings, J. Neely, and Olaf Acker
Deals That Win
Twelve years of data shows that mergers and acquisitions that apply or enhance capabilities produce superior returns.
July 14, 2015 by J. Neely, John Jullens, and Joerg Krings
Let’s Megadeal
Seven strategies for managing the unique challenges of large technology acquisitions.
May 15, 2015 by Rob Fisher, Gregg Nahass, and J. Neely
The Big Bite of Small Brands
Upstarts are gaining market share across consumer packaged goods categories. Here’s how incumbents can respond.
August 27, 2013 by Elisabeth Hartley, Steffen Lauster, and J. Neely
The Capabilities Premium in M&A
A new study of inorganic growth shows that deals made to enhance or leverage the things that companies do well consistently outperform others.
February 22, 2012 by Gerald Adolph, Cesare Mainardi, and J. Neely
Consumer Packaged Goods: Invest in Shopper Marketing

February 17, 2012 by Matt Egol, J. Neely, and Richard Rawlinson
M&A in the New CPG Strategy
For consumer products companies seeking acquisition targets, the game-changing deals are those that bring more coherence.
June 6, 2011 by J. Neely, Paul Leinwand, and Amit Misra
The Next Winning Move in Private Equity
To outperform their rivals, private equity firms will need to enhance their ability to spur organic growth in the companies they own. (And public companies will need to follow.)
May 24, 2011 by Ken Favaro and J. Neely
The ‘Nine Deadly Sins’ of Mergers
April 12, 2006 by Gerald Adolph, Karla Elrod, and J. Neely
The Core’s Competence
The case for recentralization in consumer products companies.
March 1, 2005 by Steffen Lauster and J. Neely

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Consumer Packaged Goods: Invest in Shopper Marketing

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