Thomas Labryga is a director at a venture capital firm specialising in investments in digital growth-stage companies. Previously, he was a management consultant with a focus on reorganisation, finance and strategy in the energy industry. In this role, he was responsible for the development of national-level energy strategies, reorganisations and project management of one of the largest initial public offerings in Germany. Thomas holds a master’s degree in international business with a focus on finance and strategy from Maastricht University.
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Companies often grow selectively through mergers or the acquisition of other companies (mergers and acquisitions or M&A). Spectacular corporate transactions such as the merger of AOL and Time Warner (about US$162 billion) or the takeover of Mannesmann AG by Vodafone (about US$180 billion transaction value and over 130,000 concerned Mannesmann employees) are prominent examples of the impact of these M&A strategies on business and corporate structures. However, M&A activity is cyclical by nature and M&A waves are usually preceded by technological shocks (e.g., digitalisation) and occur in a positive economic and political environment.
