There’s an old saying: “Loose lips sink ships.” Over the years, strategically leaking deal talks to the press was a tempting strategy for M&A bankers. Leaking M&A deal terms – especially if the due diligence phase lasted too long – exerted varying degrees of extra pressure on all sides to move the deal forward. But new research shows that M&A leaking as a strategy is waning. According to recent study Intralinks conducted in partnership London’s prestigious Cass Business School, glob...
There’s an old saying: “Loose lips sink ships.” Over the years, strategically leaking deal talks to the press was a tempting strategy for M&A bankers. Leaking M&A deal terms – especially if the due diligence phase lasted too long – exerted varying degrees of extra pressure on all sides to move the deal forward. But new research shows that M&A leaking as a strategy is waning. According to recent study Intralinks conducted in partnership London’s prestigious Cass Business School, glob...
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