Genesco Lacks Relationships in Finish Line Purchase

After using IntellectSpace's Knowledge Maps to identify common relationship between Genesco and Finish Line, amid their $1.46 billion merger, we were surprised to find little to no common relationships between the two firms.

Only common relationships that the Knowledge Map identified between Genesco and Finish Line were Analysts that cover respective stocks, as well as former executive positions with TJX and Beatrice Co. 

This finding is a bit surprising, given that billion dollar mergers usually have board members or executives who have been well connected through third parties, to ensure that communication between them exists outside of financial advisers. Common relationships are usually a sign of post-merger management synergies, and lack of such ties can mean the opposite.

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