Friday Rant: Will Oracle Go Shopping? Post Ariba/SAP Acquisition Strategy… (Part 2)
A couple Fridays ago, after SAP announced they were acquiring Ariba, we attempted to wax eloquent about potential moves that Oracle might take in response — if they do anything at all. To this last point, it’s important to realize in any corporate development situation that the internal M&A team’s job is often focused as much on saying “no” as finding a way to say “yes.”