Mergers & Acquisitions
Executing a Merger or Other Major Initiative? Get Results Through Execution-Focused Program Management (not Project Administration)
How many of your strategic initiatives achieve the results envisioned? If you are like many organizations, the vast majority of initiatives fail to get results, meet budget expectations or come in on schedule. When taking into account lost revenue, productivity hits and unrealized opportunities, the real costs of having initiatives fall short can take a…
Read MoreMerger & Acquisition Integration: 3 Conversations Required for Success
“I have so much to accomplish today that I must meditate for two hours instead of one”– Mahatma Ghandi If you are in the middle of merger mania, you know it is a fast and furious game. At times it seems impossible to find the time to step back and just think. But setting aside…
Read MoreM&A Integration – How Much Pre-Close Planning is Appropriate?
Numerous studies, executives and consulting pundits have extolled the virtues of planning for the integration of a merger or acquisition as early as possible. But what exactly does that mean from a practical perspective? In our view it is not a matter of “if” integration planning should be done prior to transaction closing, but rather…
Read MoreAcquired? Don’t Let Your Behaviors Impede Integration
In our experience, realizing deal progress and creating value during a merger or acquisition is largely driven by the combined firm’s ability to make decisions and remove uncertainty quickly. However, a fair amount of the probability for deal success hinges on how people behave. This isn’t just true for how the buying company’s leaders act…
Read MorePursuing an Acquisition? How You Behave Makes a Difference
Too often even the most strategic, well-structured transactions that are appropriately valued get into trouble soon after the deal is signed. Integration grinds to a halt, frustrations rise and tempers flare. In our experience, realizing progress and results during a merger or acquisition is largely driven by the combined firm’s ability to make integration decisions…
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