Marriage Lessons in a Mergers & Acquisition Class

Just when I expected to hear talk on FRICTO analysis, Exotic Financing schemes, Human resource restructuring, cost efficiencies, assets, liabilities, tax benefits and the like, the facilitator starts by asking a question that changes the direction of the class and of course lightened every form of M&A tension.

Is Marriage a Merger or an Acquisition?

Now this question got the class into a heated argument for the next 10 minute with the guys referring to Marriage as an Acquisition and the ladies referring to Marriage as a Merger and some ladies even added the third dimension of 'A hostile Take Over' and some guys came up with the fourth dimension on 'A Leveraged Buy out'. Of course, everyone had different reasons for their answers and just before the session got out of hand, the facilitator interrupts and gives the much needed additional information.

In Marriages;
1.) A bride price is paid
2.) One surname is changed to another

Then the answer became obvious, Marriage is a/an .... no (I won't be lured into giving an answer), you answer the question yourself (I want no troubles with my future wife).



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