Any topic (writer’s choice)

Please summarize the ideas from the two papers into one paper.
How acquisitive has your group’s company been in the last year or two ? Do any obvious patterns emerge (e.g. types of acquisition, reasons for acquisition) ?
ExxonMobil
Back up any assertions that you make with references to any course materials that you have read/watched, or articles that you have read in the news and/or on the internet, or relate any past experiences that you have had (I would like to see at least 2 references).