Summer 2016
McKinsey on Finance, Number 59
Perspectives on Corporate Finance and Strategy
Articles in this issue
Article
Bracing for a new era of lower investment returns
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The conditions that led to three decades of exceptional returns have either weakened or reversed. A wide range of stakeholders will need to adjust their expectations.
Article
Mergers in the oil patch: Lessons from past downturns
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Past collapses in oil prices have prompted a deluge of deals. As activity looks set to pick up again, companies that acquire in order to cut costs are likely to be the most successful.
Interview - McKinsey Quarterly
How a tech unicorn creates value
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Delivery Hero CEO Niklas Östberg describes how his company disrupts the way we eat.
Interview
‘We’ve realized a ten-year strategy goal in one year’
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Gerard Paulides, who led Shell’s $66 billion acquisition of BG, describes the thinking, the process, and the intensity behind the deal.
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
The ‘tech bubble’ puzzle
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Public and private capital markets seem to value technology companies differently. Here’s why.