“Today's announcement brings together two strong aerospace companies with complementary capabilities. The merger enhances our position as the No. 1 aerospace company in the world and truly among the world's premier industrial firms.”
Phil Condit
“A farmer who had a quarrelsome family called his sons and told them to lay a bunch of sticks before him. Then, after laying the sticks parallel to one another and binding them, he challenged his sons, one after one, to pick up the bundle and break it. They all tried, but in vain. Then, untying the bundle, he gave them the sticks to break one by one. This they did with the greatest ease. Then said the father, Thus, my sons, as long as you remain united, you are a match for anything, but differ and separate, and you are undone.”
Aesop
“Most of the media... is positioning the merger with Compaq and the recent actions by Walter Hewlett and David Packard as a fight between the past and the future.”
Carly Fiorina
“It's now time for all of us--those who supported the merger and those who opposed it--to pull together for the benefit of the company.”
“With merger speculation failing to die out and strengthening metals prices, European markets are set for another strong start.”
Matthew Buckland
“At this point in time, we have no interest in pursuing a merger with another financial institution.”
Walter Kielholz
“The theme of mergers and acquisitions is going to remain a real motor for stocks. No industry is sheltered from it. Today is another demonstration of that.”
Christophe Donay
