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.