There is also a small amount of meeting minutes and memoranda relating to the planning and execution of the collection merger.
Sound execution of the Nextel merger, combined with solid organic growth and opportunistic deal making, has positioned Sprint as the best growth opportunity in the wireless space.
"One is that the execution of the Alcatel-Lucent merger has been a disaster.
As always, planning for the successful execution of a merger will require consideration of all other terms and characteristics of the combined company, from lending concentrations to the capital levels and regulatory status of the combined organization, to understand the potential for post-merger value creation.
As managers and administrative staff are likely behind the planning and execution of a merger, they might perceive a higher chance of success and ensuing resource savings.
But, Isgur added, the setup could be viewed as "sort of like Congress and the President". The announcement said the completion of the deal was subject to execution of a definitive merger agreement and approval by each company's directors and shareholders, as well as certain regulatory approvals.
We are prepared to move forward immediately with formal due diligence and the negotiation and execution of a definitive merger agreement, and believe that with adequate access to the necessary information and people, we can complete both in approximately two weeks.
Wall Street, to be sure, loves the deal, with one analyst, Jessica Reif Cohen, hailing it as a "perfect, brilliant combination".Comcast, which has a well-deserved reputation as a tough negotiator of deals, also has a fine record in arguably an even harder part of the merger process execution.
