The transformations of:
- South African Breweries into SAB Miller,the world's second biggest beer company,
- North Carolina National Bank into Bank of America Corporation,the #2 bank in the US
- Comcast into the world's biggest media company
Are evidence of:
A) The opportunities that the turbulent world offers to ambitious corporate leaders
B) The potential that mergers and acquisition to effect major strategic transformations within a short time
C) The critical importance of timing when using mergers and acquisitions to initiate major strategic transformations
D) The need for antitrust policy to concentrate upon preventing the emergence of dominant firms,not on regulating their behavior once they have been created
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