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About Ben @bencasseres

Benjamin Gomes-Casseres is an expert in alliance strategy and a professor at the International Business School, Brandeis University. He has been studying, teaching and consulting on the strategy of business combinations for 30 years and is the author of three books including "Remix Strategy: The Three Laws of Business Combinations" (HBR Press, 2015). To learn more about the ideas and tools he has developed, visit www.remixstrategy.com.

Ben’s Recent Stories

Economy Dec 27

Column: The 10 most remarkable deals — and busts — of 2016

This year saw another bumper crop of remarkable business deals. Even if the volume of mergers and acquisitions fell short of the 2015 record, new mergers and partnerships were formed, and some big ones were busted up.

Economy Jun 30

Column: What’s behind these big merger deal busts?

Anti-trust authorities have been active of late: several big merger deals have been stopped dead in their tracks.

Economy Oct 05

Column: Why mergers are booming

Another day, another merger. Telephone companies, drug companies, airlines, hospitals, retail stores and now beer. Why?…

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