Does 2 + 2 = 5?

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Mergers and acquisitions (M&A's) are the growing trend among electric utilities as they strive to maintain strategic advantage and competitiveness. M&A's allow market expansion, efficiency, cost savings and increase in financial strength. The merger of the Kansas Power and Light Co with Kansas Gas and Electric Co offers a transaction structure that may provide outlines on regulations the federal government may follow in the future. Regulatory policies are deemed to become more refined and stringent as regulators evaluate proposals based in part on precedents.

Kansas Power and Light Co., Kansas Gas and Electric Co.

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M&A decisions: cause to pause

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Electric utilities need to selectively acquire those businesses that will further help them boost their profitability and competitiveness. Utilities have to choose those business segments which will strategically position them in the marketplace: commodity, transmission/transportation, distribution, trading, services or bundling. Right segment selection will enable utilities to streamline their operations, make strategic acquisitions and provide better services to their customers.

Electric Utilities, Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution, Analysis, Deregulation, Strategic planning (Business)

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Models of action

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The high financial success have made the chief financial officers (CFOs) to concentrate on improving the financial management processes and disciplines for creating a simpler yet stringer financial management infrastructure. Continues improvement in the area such as portfolio management, risk mitigation, and embedded value discipline will help the CFOs in achieving their goal.

United States, Strategy & planning, Management dynamics, Financial Systems & Controls, Financial Management, Management, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Chief financial officers, Company business management, Aims and objectives, Flaherty, Thomas J.

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