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What does a 2015 article have to do with Hershey’s 2025 acquisition of LesserEvil for $750

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Network Member Question Aside from the basics of spend analysis and eliminating redundancy, Im curious to hear of others experiences in dealing with merger/acquisitions and how the cultural elements were addressed in terms of promoting the use of preferred vendors and the adoption of expense management policy.

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2 Years Later How Does Amex’s Acquisition of Nipendo Impact Ramp (Who’s Ramp)?

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Strategic Fit: Amex aimed to build an end-to-end B2B platform (Anna Marrs, Amex), enhancing its supplier-side offerings beyond card issuance. Its spend management was fragmented, often requiring tools like Concur. It automates procure-to-pay processes, reducing manual friction (PYMNTS, 2023). PO syncing, bill pay).