A&P and Pathmark May Lack Synergies

A&P’s common ties with Pathmark are not particularly vast, and ones that exist do not lend themselves to possible synergies between the firms.  As the diagram below illustrates, the executives of A&P (red lines) have many intersections with the board members of Pathmark (blue), but there are only a few cases when executives of these companies share common connections, or board members share other board seats. 

Several cases when synergies may exist because the board and executives shared respective roles in other engagements include:

* J Wayne Harris, who assumed board and executive responsibilities with A&P, has shared relationships with Warren Bryant, Robert Gerald Miller, John W Boyle, and Alexis P Michas, who assumed board seats for Pathmark.

* Craig C Sturken, who assumed board responsibilities in A&P, has intersected paths with James Moody, who was Hannaford’s CEO and a board member of Pathmark.

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KKR - TXU Acquisition

KKR and TXU are deeply connected in their managements’ roots, therefore it can be expected that the acquisition will transpire without many complications.

After using IntellectSpace FN to search for common connections between Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co and TXU, the following common connections were revealed:

• Henry Kravis (Director, KKR) and Lawrence E Fouraker (advisor and former Director of TXU) are both Board Members for Gillette Co. 
• Marc S Lipshultz and Lawrence Fouraker have both graduated from Harvard Business School.
• Edwin L Artzt (Senior Advisor, KKR) and James E Oesterreicher (Director and Beneficial Owner, TXU) have both held positions at the Business Roundtable.   

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