Shell & BG: Conflicts and opportunities

摘要

As speculation mounts over the mechanics of Shell’s proposed takeover of BG Group, the companies face a more elusive challenge than SEC filings, antitrust hearings and asset divestments: merging two distinct business cultures. Like the merger between Exxon and Mobil in 1999, Shell acquiring BG would see a big, process-driven oil giant throw in its lot with a nimble, entrepreneurial player that has taken big risks in unlikely places.