[Craig T]

Originally Posted by KC911

The executives of BOTH entities "make out"... like bandits .

The buy-side execs CAN do well after the deal matures and the money hits the bottom line. The execs of the acquiring company are either leveraging the company which hit the balance sheet, spending cash reserves, or diluting equity to raise money. All these events put the seller execs at risk. If the deal doesn't meet projections, the buy-side execs that did the deal can lose they're jobs. If the acquirer is large enough to have an M&A team in-house, then those deal guys get nice bonuses, but that's about it.