It has proved a very successful acquisition and is now in its 28th year.
"I want the base to be small so successful acquisitions can produce meaningful growth," he said.
"It was not the most successful acquisition."
"Management has to understand the economics of a business to make a successful acquisition," he said.
Business impact - e.g., job creation and retention, revenue growth, successful acquisition or financial exit.
He is credited with the successful acquisition and integration of the General Dynamics missile business in 1992.
A successful acquisition would have been the first time that a German television broadcaster passed into foreign control.
Strategic management of all these resources is a very important factor for a successful acquisition.
"So we were able to make some successful acquisitions."
Information-driven and informed decision making requires complete information to execute successful acquisitions.