Sucess of M&As are compeletly based on d strategic motives ofcompanies involved in it. Credibility of M&As as a viable source for growth cannot be generalised. It will depend on a number of factors like: 1. companies planning cycle that produces the strategic plan. Inorganic growth activities like acquisitions should be a result of the output of that planning process; rather than hving acquitions determine d companies plannings and strategies.
2. Often management goes too far to acquire another company, ending up paying obscenely high price just to fulfill their egos. no matter what level of synergy is percieved to be created, there should always be a upper ceiling decided before entering into negotiations;
3. Very often its been seen that managements enter into M&As without any concrete synergy being created; just to enhance the capitalization and turnover figures........killer of shareholders value and pure gain for top officials in cash and ego fulfillment
4. evn some genuine M&As fail due to a no. of reasons like cultural missmatch; lack of swiftness in d integration process; other concrete road blocks.................