Which of the following in not a potential synergy that could motivate a merger or acquisition? increasing motivation combining sales forces sharing expertise reduce redundancies Most research shows that mergers motivated to increase size and diversification are quite profitable for shareholders. motivated by shareholder desire to lower their risk by increasing diversification. not profitable for shareholders. motivated by managers attempting to increase shareholder wealth. A situation that might lead to a profitable merger include the merger of two firms with large losses. two firm anticipating large future losses. a firm that has sustained losses merging with one that has sustained profits. two firms with large profits. The research on corporate control shows that, on average, mergers result in gains for target shareholders. are a total waste of money and should seldom be attempted. result in neither gains nor losses for shareholders. result in losses for shareholders