M&A FOMO Is a Serious Threat to Your Shares

Everyone else is doing mergers and acquisitions so why shouldn’t I? The simple answer to a corporate boss with FOMO is that M&A can seriously harm your share price.

Data showing a strong first quarter for dealmaking may fuel a sense that companies risk being left behind if they sit pat. Sometimes what they are missing out on is a stubborn drop in their market capitalization. Just look at the big consumer-industry deals that have landed over the last eight months.