<description>&lt;p&gt;From headline deals like Vodafone-Three or home builder, Barratt buying rival, Redrow, corporate mergers and takeovers are on the rise. Evan Davis and guests take a fresh look at what happens when companies combine. They discuss why deal-making is growing, why execs turn to M&amp;amp;A, what can go wrong and whether mergers deliver growth or simply disguise deeper problems. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Guests: 
Vittorio Colao, CEO at Vodafone Group 2008-2018, and now Vice Chairman, EMEA, General Atlantic 
Pip Hulbert, CCO for International Markets at VML 
Farshid Azadegan, Director of BEC Distribution&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Production team: 
Presenter: Evan Davis
Producer: Sally Abrahams
Production Co-ordinator: Katie Morrison
Sound engineers: Russell Newlove and Andy Garratt
Editor: Matt Willis&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Bottom Line is produced in partnership with The Open University&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Corporate mergers and takeovers are on the rise. Who are the winners and losers?

From headline deals like Vodafone-Three or home builder, Barratt buying rival, Redrow, corporate mergers and takeovers are on the rise. Evan Davis and guests take a fresh look at what happens when companies combine. They discuss why deal-making is growing, why execs turn to M&amp;A, what can go wrong and whether mergers deliver growth or simply disguise deeper problems. Guests: 
Vittorio Colao, CEO at Vodafone Group 2008-2018, and now Vice Chairman, EMEA, General Atlantic 
Pip Hulbert, CCO for International Markets at VML 
Farshid Azadegan, Director of BEC DistributionProduction team: 
Presenter: Evan Davis
Producer: Sally Abrahams
Production Co-ordinator: Katie Morrison
Sound engineers: Russell Newlove and Andy Garratt
Editor: Matt WillisThe Bottom Line is produced in partnership with The Open University

The Bottom Line

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