M&A Blog and News

February 28, 2016

Chairman's Message, February 2016
By Jim Jeffries, Chairman, M&A Leadership Council

Earlier this month it was announced that record numbers of people are applying to become NASA astronauts in hopes of being on the first team to begin the colonization of Mars.  Seriously!  A record-breaking 18,300 applications for just 14 positions.....

February 28, 2016

Discretion and Protection in the Sharing of Information
Contributed by Intralinks, a Partner of M&A Leadership Council

One of the primary challenges that organizations face as they prepare a plan for post-merger integration (PMI) is that there remains a vast amount of critical information that neither party is willing or can ....

February 28, 2016

Company Will Lead the HR Component of the Training Program
Contributed by Willis Towers Watson, a Partner of M&A Leadership Council

ARLINGTON, VA, February 22, 2016 — Global advisory, broking and solutions company Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW) announced today that it has joined the M&A Leadership Council, in part  ...

February 28, 2016

What You Must Overcome to be More Consistently Successful at Integration
By Mark Herndon, President, M&A Partners, a Partner of M&A Leadership Council

If your CEO or Chairman of the Board called you out of the blue and said, “We have to get better at M&A integration. What are the most important priority improvements we need to make to have the biggest ...

February 28, 2016

CMAS Credentials Awarded February 2016

We're proud to announce another group of Certified M&A Specialists.  These individuals have proven and documented their knowledge, experience and commitment to the field of mergers and acquisitions ...

 

February 28, 2016

Insights on Corporate Asset Sales for the Year Ahead
Contributed by Mergermarket, a Partner of M&A Leadership Council

Amid a record-breaking year for deals in 2015, the value of corporate spinoffs, carve outs, and divestitures rose as well, to US$523.6bn, representing a 30% year-over-year increase. According to this month’s ... 
February 28, 2016

The Intralinks Deal Flow Predictor for Q2 2016
Contributed by Intralinks, a Partner of M&A Leadership Council

The Intralinks Deal Flow Predictor brings you proven forecasts of M&A deal activity six months ahead of announcement – helping you make better deals today. View the report....

February 28, 2016

Why Wouldn't Email Work as Seamlessly as a Phone or a Lightswitch? 
By Vadim Gringolts, CTO, Binary Tree, a Partner of M&A Leadership Council

The fact that Cloud Computing has become a norm in today’s IT operations is no longer debatable.  You don’t need to be in IT to be well aware of this fact; various media sources make this point on a daily ....