As Trump is Sworn in as President the Picture Will Become Clearer
Provided by Mergermarket, a Partner of M&A Leadership Council
For all the protectionist rhetoric that contributed to Donald Trump's stunning victory, dealmakers this week voiced hopes that, now that he is President-elect, the real estate mogul’s love of a deal would translate into a pro-business stance that would bode well for M&A activity ...
10 Ways to Apply the Science of Project Management to the Art of M&A
By Dr. Alexandra Reed Lajoux, Board of M&A Standards/Founding Principal at CapEx and Professor Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, Projects, Inc.
Last year, some 40,000 companies changed ownership, for a total deal value of some $5 trillion, according to Thomson Reuters. That means 40,000 massive transformation projects people are managing – but how well are they executing them? And have they been planned using ...
Blockbuster Deals Push Up Q3 Values
Contributed by Baker & McKenzie and Mergermarket, Partners of M&A Leadership Council
While political and macroeconomic uncertainty put a dampener on M&A volume in Q3, it hasn't prevented deal value from rocketing quarter-on-quarter. Large multinational strategic buyers are maintaining a growth rationale that favors acquisitions, pushing up cross-border valuations...
Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor: Q3 2016
Contributed by Willis Towers Watson, a Partner of M&A Leadership Council
European M&A activity picked up in the third quarter with the number of deals completed on track to reach a five-year high by the end of the year according to the latest Willis Towers Watson’s Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor (QDPM)...
Some Interesting M&A Data
Provided by Mergermarket, a Partner of M&A Leadership Council
A new report from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP in partnership with Mergermarket, Growing Together: Collaboration Between Regional and Community Banks and Fintech, reveals that thousands of regional and community banks are turning to fintech in order to meet the needs...
Available M&A Positions
Presented by Talent Services of M&A Leadership Council
Are you qualified? We have several opportunities for M&A Integration Leads and M&A Senior Project Managers, please take a look at the listings to see if you qualify and contact Talent Services of M&A Leadership Council today ...
(Second in a Series on Change Management)
Early in my career, our firm was engaged to lead the acquisition integration of two dominant and highly competitive peer companies. A significant amount of headcount synergies, facility closures and product rationalization was fundamental to the deal economics. Our announcement-day change and communications plans were prepared, polished and presented without a hitch.
Before you skip over this post thinking it’s just about communications, please refer back to a very important discussion on this subject: The Riskiest Day.