Speed Bumps For Dealmakers

摘要

CORPORATE HONCHOS have lots of reasons to pass on acquisitions,from clashing cultures to adverse Wall Street reaction to high costs.Soon they may have a new one:proposed accounting rules that could hurt their results,make earnings more volatile,and turn a spotlight on high deal fees charged by investment bankers and lawyers."These are big changes," says Colleen Cunningham,president and CEO of Financial Executives International,an association of corporate finance officers and controllers.