Corporations today, especially large corporations, find acquisitions to be a crucial means to achieve their strategy. Depending on the strategic need, this may include several desired outcomes: advancing their footprint in current technology, abating competition by eliminating or undermining a promising start-up that could intensify competition in the future, extending horizons of the company business, or simply fueling further growth when the company seems to stagnate. There are important benefits of acquisition generally not available through any other means, such as catching up with lost time in building competitive edge or harnessing invaluable talent that otherwise would be inaccessible.
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