HP Compaq : Merger Decision

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The world’s largest corporate Information Technology merger began in September 2001 when Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced that they would acquire Compaq in an all-stock purchase valued at $25 billion. Over an eight month period ending in May 2002, the merger passed shareholder and regulatory approval with the result being one company. The merger was led by Carly Fiorina, the chairwoman and CEO of HP.

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The HP board was unhappy because HP was still facing fierce competition from Dell and IBM. Fiorina failed to deliver the strategy board was hoping for but as a leader of the company. Nevertheless, Fiorina demonstrated c. Her typical workday began at 4:30 am and ended at 10 pm. During her tenure, she consolidated several disparate units and masterminded a unified corporate identity, under a new, simplified "HP" logo.

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