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How Long Have You Been With PW?
In 2002, IBM bought the consulting arm of Price Waterhouse Coopers for $3.5 billion. "You acquire hearts, not parts," he said when asked about his company's challenges in that deal. The acquisition was a tough thing to do because it had to be both private and public at once; you can put lots of restraints on either side.