Keep it simple

This post from BBC outlines the three key ingredients for a successful merger and four ways to organize a company.

HP to Split

This article in the WSJ reports that Hewlett-Packard is going to split its personal-computer and printer businesses from its corporate hardware and services ops. It hopes to become more agile.

Ebay and PayPal to Split

This article from the WSJ reports the Ebay plans to spin off PayPal.

Hospital mergers

This opinion in the WSJ argues that mergers between hospitals create value. 

Summary from James Dearden: "Stand-alone hospitals have too few patients to thrive in the new era of population health management. The opinion piece addresses the three rationales for horizontal mergers: economies of scale or scope, improvements in the quality of service, and increased market power."