German Tom Enders EADS chief executive attends a hearing with the German Bundestag's economic affairs committee over the proposed merger of EADS with Britain's BAE Systems, in Berlin on September 26, 2012. (JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/GettyImages)

With the BAE/EADS deal now dead, Enders will face uncertainty as to his company’s future growth strategy.  Investors provided a quick verdict on the failure of the deal: EADS shares spiked up on the news.