Mergers & Acquisitions
International Joint Ventures. Ways To Improve The Success Of Your Long-Distance Relationships.
In 1993, while speaking to graduate students at Columbia University’s School of Business, Warren Buffett was asked how he evaluates investment risks. “Risk,” he told the students, “comes from not knowing what you’re doing.” When it comes to entering new markets, some companies sadly fall squarely into this category. This is especially true when it…
Read MoreFinishing Up An M&A Integration? It May Be Time For A Strategy Reset.
A good friend of mine and his wife recently went through some major life changes. They had twin baby boys, adopted a second rescue dog and both started new jobs — all of this in a roughly 5 month period. As the significance of these changes sank in, my friend looked at me over dinner…
Read MoreHave Mergers and Acquisitions Left You With Too Much ‘Stuff’ In Your Corporate Garage?
“…that’s all you need in life, is a little place for your stuff, ya know?” ~ George Carlin In his classic and truly genius comedic skit, George Carlin highlights our absurd proclivity to acquire and then have to store our “stuff.” In the U.S., the overwhelming amount of stuff has given rise to the storage industry which now…
Read MoreAfter the Merger: Successfully Blending Corporate Cultures
When two companies merge, the primary focus is usually on how quickly the organization can blend and optimize operations and take advantage of sales and marketing synergies. And that’s great. But there’s another issue that requires just as much attention: Corporate Culture. When companies are merging, differences in corporate culture become immediately evident. Those differences often…
Read MoreIn a Merger, Employees Don’t Fear Change. They Hate the Uncertainty.
We’d all like to be poised, confident, and self-assured. Too bad life gets in the way. Cancelled flights, unexpected traffic jams, weather emergencies, unwelcome health news, mergers and acquisitions… all situations that create uncertainty. Some will say that people’s emotions run high in a situation like a corporate merger because of an innate fear of…
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