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Old Jun 1, 2012 | 8:20 am
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Originally Posted by socrates
I don't see MI taking over a public company, certainly not one as large as IHG....nor do I see this making business sense for either party, there is too much overlap and not enough opportunity
I disagree with your first statement, and partially agree with your second.

Marriott has about 8x revenue and 2x the market cap as IHG. I think IHG would be a perfect sized candidate for MAR to take over if the efficiencies created in a merger were worthwhile.
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