More than half of growth market deals fail to happen, PwC warns

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Many planned deals in growth markets fail to materialise, and those that do happen are often more costly than expected, according to research by PricewaterhouseCoopers. In examining 200 deals, PwC identified a number of common problems.

Accountancy Live, January 19th 2012

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