But then there's the fallen - from - grace General Electric, a company Cramer said has «become the poster child for bad acquisitions.» (cnbc.com)
While MSFT is currently spending its money well, management made several bad acquisitions throughout its history. (dividendmonk.com)
And Apotheker's $ 11 billion deal to buy British software company Autonomy would soon go down as one of the worst acquisitions in corporate history, leaving HP with a hangover that included an $ 8.8 billion write - down. (fortune.com)