The Importance of Correctly Timing Acquisitions for Growth

Authors

• Kalin Kolev, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-2025

Publisher

Harvard Business School Publishing

Source Publication

Harvard Business Review

Source ISSN

0017-8012

Abstract

Most leaders of high-growth businesses believe speed is paramount in acquisitions: They try to buy competitors quickly, stack deals close together, and expand portfolios before rivals can react. Strategy conversations are saturated with the language of acceleration—first-mover advantages, blitzscaling, hypergrowth.

Comments

Harvard Business Review, (October 2025). Publisher link. See Article for Full Author List.

Recommended Citation

Kolev, Kalin, "The Importance of Correctly Timing Acquisitions for Growth" (2025). Management Faculty Research and Publications. 424.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/mgmt_fac/424