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Old Jun 1, 2012 | 11:03 am
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Originally Posted by BostonFlyer1624
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.
When I spoke about size I was speaking in terms of distribution and the location of that distribution (and then the headache of doing public deals)....too much overlap and brands in the wrong segments for Marriott
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