When it comes to mergers, some are so successful that we can’t

remember a time when the companies were distinct. But some of them just
fall flat on their faces and they go bankrupt and sometimes they disband.
Merge is too much risky and before do it you must have appropriate
strategy.

successful merger
One of the most successful merger companies are Disney and Pixar
Just imagine Pinocchio and “Toy Story” together.
Did the merger work?
Well when you look on the successful movies such “WALL-E,” “Up,” and
“Bolt” that Disney and Pixar have you say Yes! It is successful.
Another example of successful mergers are Exxon and Mobil
Big oil got even bigger in 1999, when Exxon and Mobil signed an $81
billion agreement to merge and form ExxonMobil. Exxon Mobil become the
largest company in the world. The merger was so big, in fact, that it was
required a massive restructuring of many of Exxon and Mobil’s gas stations, in
order to avoid outright monopolization.
ExxonMobil remains the strongest leader in the oil market, with a huge
share international market and dramatic earnings.

unsuccessful merger
New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroads

In 1968, the New York Central and Pennsylvania railroads merged to

become to the sixth largest corporation (at the time) in America, Penn
Central. Yet two years later, they accounced about bankropcity.

Everything seemed right on paper, but these railroads were actually century-
old rivals. And they just can not work together, they failed to keep up with
the rising costs of employees, government regulations, and faced major
cost-cutting
 Sears and Kmart
In 20th century legend sears was in very bad conditions because
of other companies like wolmart, so it’s economic were falling .
but Hedge-fund investor Eddie Lampert purchased both a failing Sears and
Kmart in 2005, and merged them to become Sears Holdings.
However, Sears Holdings continued the downward spiral of both
companies. Some say that it is because of their focus on “soft goods”
(clothes and home goods) rather than hard goods (Kenmore appliances
and tools). Others think Sears tried to compete with mega giant Walmart
with a variety of stores