Mergers and Acquisitions Are Often Driven by Such Strategic Objectives

Mergers and acquisitions are often driven by such strategic objectives as to

A) expand a company's geographic coverage or extend its business into new product categories.
B) reduce the number of industry key success factors.
C) reduce the number of strategic groups in the industry.
D) facilitate a company's shift from a low-cost leadership strategy to a focused low-cost strategy.
E) lengthen a company's value chain and thereby put it in better position to deliver superior value to buyers.