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title: The de-boundary of M&A - article by Prof. Dr. Kai Lucks
description: Prof. Dr. Lucks calls on M&A players to face up to the current transformational changes, particularly of an economic and social nature.
---

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# [The de-boundary of M&A - article by Prof. Dr. Kai Lucks](https://www.smartmerger.com/blog/the-de-boundary-of-ma)

 Written by [Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kai Lucks](https://www.smartmerger.com/blog/author/prof.-dr.-ing.-kai-lucks) | 23.February 2022

M&A is in the process of reinventing itself: never before have the change processes affecting M&A been more dynamic, more multifaceted, and more profoundly impacted by the multitude of transformations occurring around them.

 

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