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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

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When mobile phone company Danger Inc was created in the heady days of 2000 with execs from Apple, Phillips, and WebTV, it looked like a leadership dream team. But leadership changes quickly created issues for the merged company. New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroad. Date: April 15, 2008. Price: $500M. Price: $36B.

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The 2018 GonzoBanker Awards

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Goes to Greg Smith, retiring CEO of Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union. There is a nice mix of the executive gene pool among these two organizations to build the future leadership team, and this deal helps CenterState gain scale as it moved past the dreaded $10 billion regulatory mark. We hope we see you on the green boys!

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