AltQuad

It was the biggest corporate marriage in history... and the messiest divorce. 💍
The AOL-Time Warner merger is the textbook definition of "synergy" gone wrong.

Swipe to see how the Dot-Com bubble's biggest deal became its biggest disaster. 👉

Our question: What modern mega-merger do you think is destined to fail?

They brought good things to life... until they didn't. 💡
General Electric was the ultimate American titan, but complex financial engineering turned the industrial giant into a house of cards.

Swipe to see how the mighty GE lost its way and the danger of prioritizing finance over operations. 👉

Our question: Is the era of the massive conglomerate dead?

You may have shopped at their stores (like Mattress Firm or Poundland), but behind the scenes, Steinhoff was a $7.4 billion fraud. 🛏️

This global retail giant imploded overnight.

Swipe to see how "South Africa's Enron" used a complex web of fake transactions to fool the world. 👉

Our question: When a company is this global and complex, can it even be audited properly?

They spent €500 million on a new IT system... and then threw the entire thing in the trash. 🚮 The story of Lidl's failed SAP project is a jaw-dropping lesson in knowing when to pull the plug.

Swipe to see why the famously efficient supermarket chose to write off half a billion Euros. 👉

Let us know your take: When should a company cut its losses on a failing project, even after investing millions?