- Nov 15, 2018 2 min Case Study of a Failed M&A—Concluding Thoughts on HP’s Acquisition of Autonomy The Mergers and Acquisition Synergies Framework we developed includes measures from research on national culture by Geert Hofstede, Erin ...
- Nov 14, 2018 8 min Case Study of a Failed M&A—The Role of Accounting and Finance in HP’s Acquisition of Autonomy Just 14 months after the acquisition, HP wrote down 80 percent of Autonomy’s purchase price. Four years later, HP sold Autonomy for a fra...
- Nov 12, 2018 4 min Case Study of a Failed M&A—The Role of Environment in HP’s Acquisition of Autonomy The public had mixed opinions about the HP-Autonomy merger. Some shareholders felt that HP overpaid to acquire Autonomy, a sentiment pick...
- Nov 7, 2018 4 min Case Study of a Failed M&A—The Role of Management in HP’s Acquisition of Autonomy Leadership changes at HP soon after the merger resulted in friction affecting employees in both companies. HP’s decentralized management ...
- Nov 5, 2018 3 min Case Study of a Failed M&A—The Role of Behavior in HP’s Acquisition of Autonomy Autonomy’s work culture was different from what HP anticipated. HP found Autonomy’s culture to be more task–based and confrontational tha...
- Oct 31, 2018 3 min Case Study of a Failed M&A—The Role of Communication in HP’s Acquisition of Autonomy HP had little experience managing software and found the software business unfamiliar. HP ultimately made the decision to let Autonomy fu...
- Oct 29, 2018 2 min Case Study of a Failed M&A—Introduction to HP’s Acquisition of Autonomy Shortly after Hewlett-Packard appointed Leo Apotheker to lead the company, the board approved the acquisition of the UK-based software co...
