M&A Blog and News

January 25, 2018

Now is the perfect time to assess the current reality of your M&A process.
By Tom Allen of Midaxo

In M&A, successful deal outcomes hinge on the ability to prospect well then start, sustain and repeat a cycle of deal steps. Companies with track records of M&A-led growth do this exceptionally well. The success is no accident; it's built through a well-defined, repeatable and systematic internal processes.

January 25, 2018

Regulations and uncertainty about reimbursement are among key risks.
By Kevin Olvera and Shaun Buckley, BDO

One industry sector that continues to be very active is healthcare services. This sector covers a broad array of services such as acute care, chronic care, and technology. There is a higher than average level of M&A activity in this area even though transaction multiples tend to be higher than in many other sectors.

January 23, 2018

Previous attendees share their most valuable lessons.
By Jim Jeffries, Chairman of the M&A Leadership Council

Experts predict that 2018 will be a banner year for mergers and acquisitions, with higher deal volume both domestically and internationally. Now is the time to prepare your M&A team for success, and our flagship training program is the perfect opportunity.

December 18, 2017

The partnership recognizes the role of technology in M&A.
Submitted by the M&A Leadership Council

The M&A Leadership Council announced today a new partnership with Midaxo, the global leader in mergers and acquisitions software. The partnership highlights the Council and Midaxo’s shared commitment to fostering professional growth for the M&A community.

December 18, 2017

This Year the Outlook Is Brighter Than Ever Before.
Submitted by BDO, an M&A Leadership Council partner

Each quarter BDO’s Mergers & Acquisitions team analyses global deal activity across a number of regions and selected sectors around the world; we offer you a satellite view of how the M&A market is evolving - and where it appears to be heading.

December 18, 2017

Watch Gaby Joyner discuss the importance of building trust as a change management leader.
Submitted by Willis Towers Watson, an M&A Leadership Council partner

In the final part of this five-part blog and video series, Gaby Joyner, Director of Change Consulting in Great Britain, discusses the importance of building trust as a change management leader to lead an organization through change.

November 28, 2017

See How Your Region Will Perform in the Coming Months.
Submitted by Intralinks

How will your region’s M&A activity perform over the next six months? Find out – plus get a wealth of actionable market intelligence – in the current edition of the Intralinks Deal Flow Predictor.

November 28, 2017

Use These Strategies to Navigate One of the Most Challenging Integration Scenarios
By Mark Herndon, Chairman, M&A Leadership Council

Over the last few years, divestitures have comprised a rapidly increasing percentage of total M&A transaction value. If your organization is like most, you've done far more acquisitions than divestitures, and you may now be responding on the fly to this renewed sell-side challenge. Conversely, if your organization is an experienced Buyer, you may now be challenged with how to integrate certain divested assets, entities or divisions divested from a corporate whole, but less than the entire company as you have integrated before. If so, welcome to the world of integrating carve-outs...one of the most challenging of all integration scenarios!