The article, written by AU School of Communication alumna Kaela Roeder, explores the patterns behind the high number of corporate acquisitions that the DC metro area experienced over the summer. 

• Experts in the venture capital space say that the busy summer of acquisitions in DC is indicative of larger trends regarding companies absorbing others.
• The pattern of mergers and acquisitions has remained steady for about five years, despite fluctuations in interest rates.
• White discussed his own experience having a company acquired by an infrastructure services provider and said that the experience was positive overall.

Professor White said: "[Tetra Tech leadership] said, ‘We want business to go as usual because that’s why we’re acquiring. We’re acquiring you because what you’ve done so far is successful.’ And that was a great relief to hear it that way, and they lived up to it.”

Read the article here.