I’ll be the first to admit that I am in desperate need of a new hobby. But this weekend, I spent some time analyzing data from our recent survey, the State of M&A Integration Effectiveness, related to synergies. My purpose was to bring to light additional insights regarding what specific integration practices executives can focus on to ensure they are driving maximum synergies in their post-deal integration efforts.
M&A Blog and News
May 18, 2016
Do you have an integration project (or a work-stream within an integration) that is OBE? That’s a common military term meaning, “overcome by events.” Every integrator has been there, done that, and has at least one T-shirt that says so. It’s a far more common problem than most folks care to admit. Here’s how it often comes about: the integration starts off great and has a successful pre-close integration planning phase, which sets up a successful short-term operational integration of the business, synergies and steady-state operations.
May 11, 2016
We recently introduced the term “deal-count paradox” to highlight the condition of sophisticated acquirers with lots of deal-count experience who still struggle with fundamental disconnects in M&A processes and skill sets that lead to M&A value erosion. (See Don’t Fumble on the Goal Line.)
"The pre-closing data most critical for assessing and planning a fast, combined and successful post-close go-to-market campaign was almost entirely restricted by legal counsel.”
April 28, 2016
Chairman's Message, April 2016
By Jim Jeffries, Chairman, M&A Leadership Council
What are the characteristics and responsibilities of successful leaders in the integration process? The question came up at this month’s “Art of M&A Integration” program, held in sunny Orlando. We had a great crowd with a variety of past experiences, however, once again.....
April 28, 2016
Wed, May 25, 2016 @ 12:00PM ET
Presented by Binary Tree, a Partner of M&A Leadership Council
Migrating users to the Microsoft cloud can be a complex undertaking but moving them between two Office 365 cloud tenants, whether to support a merger, acquisition, divestiture or other business change, will add even more complexity. Properly configuring identity integration …
April 28, 2016
What Happens When Executives Fail to Provide Enough Direction
By Mark Herndon, President, M&A Partners, a Partner of M&A Leadership Council
Have you ever heard the phrase “put the moose on the table?” That’s a humorous way of saying it’s time for a group to finally deal with the big, hairy issue everyone’s been putting off. A consultant friend and mentor of mine has an even better way....
April 28, 2016
Prepare for Tomorrow’s Deals. See the Future of M&A Today.
Contributed by Intralinks, a Partner of M&A Leadership Council
Plan, source, and execute on deals with the unparalleled advantage of a highly accurate forecast of M&A activity six months before anyone else. Use the Intralinks Deal Flow Predictor to get a look ahead. Or get left behind....